South Africa is celebrating 30 years of freedom and democracy, but many of the challenges faced by the country have subsided, with the Black majority still living in poverty and the ANC facing a fiercely contested election in May.
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Michigan State suspends Black coach after allegations he sexually harassed rape survivor
By Larry LageAP Sports Writer Michigan State suspended football coach Mel Tucker without pay on Sept. 10, less than 24 hours after allegations became public in a USA Today report […]
Cord Jefferson’s insightful satire of race and media, ‘American Fiction,’ lights up TIFF
By Jake CoyleAP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Fifty pages into Percival Everett’s “Erasure” Cord Jefferson knew he wanted to adapt it into a movie script. Halfway through, he began […]
Why the United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers this week
By Tom KrisherAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and Stellantis fail to meet […]
US averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day
Passengers wait in a long line to get a COVID-19 test to travel overseas at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Recent flight cancelations […]
Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis Thomas dead at age 70
In this Aug. 3, 2008 file photo, Dennis Thomas performs with the band “Kool and the Gang” in concert in Bethlehem, Pa. Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a founding member of […]
Pause on student loan payments extended through January
The Biden administration on issued what it says will be the final extension to a student loan moratorium. (Courtesy graphic) By Collin Binkley AP Education Writer The Biden administration on […]
Black Baptist group renews historic calls for civil rights
By Peter Smith The Associated Press The Progressive National Baptist Convention this week marked the 60th anniversary of its forging in the heat of the civil rights movement, citing its […]
Robinhood makes its $32 billion debut on Wall Street
This Dec. 17, 2020, photo shows the logo for the Robinhood app on a smartphone in New York. After a rocket rise where it introduced millions of people to investing […]
Denied ticket over COVID, Guinean Olympian clings to dream
Guinean wrestler Fatoumata Yarie Camara poses for a portrait at the end of her morning training session at the Ostia’s Olympic training center, near Rome, Monday, July 5, 2021. A […]
Infrastructure talks leave Biden’s entire agenda at risk
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a key negotiator in the infrastructure talks, is surrounded by reporters as intense negotiations continue to salvage a bipartisan deal, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, […]
Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing
U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell left, and U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn stand after the House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in […]