President-elect Donald Trump met Tuesday with several Black celebrities, including rap mogul and possible future presidential candidate Kanye West, to talk about some of the issues facing inner city African-Americans. President-elect Donald Trump talks with Kanye West in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Trump-Black Celebrities […]
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Slaves Built the White House, Say Obama and Historians
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama declared at the Democratic National Convention that the White House she and President Barack Obama have lived in since 2009 was built by slaves. First lady Michelle Obama speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott […]
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Ferguson: a Dramatic Picture of Black Community’s Distrust of Cops–Nationwide
Capt. Ronald Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol smiles at demonstrators march along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. The Missouri Highway Patrol took control of a St. Louis suburb Thursday, stripping local police of their law-enforcement authority after four days of clashes between officers in riot gear and furious […]
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Powerful Union Pulls UNCF Support after Koch Gift
WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful government workers’ union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund after the group accepted $25 million from the conservative powerhouse Koch brothers and the college fund’s president appeared at a Koch event. In a letter made public Thursday, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees […]
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White House Reporters Honor a Black Journalist
(Updated 5/3/2014) WASHINGTON (AP) — Harry McAlpin was standing outside the Oval Office, moments away from becoming the first Black reporter to attend a presidential press conference, when one of his contemporaries approached with a deal. Stay out here, the reporter told McAlpin. The other White House correspondents would share their notes, and McAlpin would […]
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Black Twitter Flexing Muscles on and Offline
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Dunn’s conviction of attempted murder — but not actual murder — in the shooting death of Black teenager Jordan Davis prompted the creation of hashtag #dangerousblackkids on Twitter. Users posted photos of Black babies and toddlers, spoofing the fear that Dunn testified he felt before opening fire on a car full […]