Week in review
NORTHWESTERN MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAJOR BLACK PROTEST EVANSTON, Ill.(AP) – Northwestern University is celebrating the 50th anniversary of a major protest by African American …
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From boys to doctors
GOOD MEDICINE: Dr. Chris Miller works with young boys at Wiley Elementary School in Greensboro, North Carolina inspiring them to become medical doctors. PHOTO COURTESY …
Kanye West’s ‘slavery was a choice’ gets heavy backlash
CRITICAL MASS: Kanye West was criticized for saying slavery was a choice. By JOHN N. MITCHELL The Philadelphia Tribune Rapper Kanye West’s controversial comment earlier …
Chicago police struggling to hire black officers
CHICAGO (AP) _ The Chicago Police Department is struggling to hire more black officers despite a push to diversify the agency amid controversial shootings of …
University of Southern Mississippi awards posthumous degree to man who sought to integrate
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) _ The University of Southern Mississippi will award a posthumous honorary degree to a black U.S. Army veteran who was rejected when …
Fitted with ankle bracelet, Cosby imprisoned in his own mansion
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS By KRISTEN DE GROOT and MICHAEL R. SISAK PHILADELPHIA (AP) Only a few days after his conviction, Bill Cosby has …
New report: Blacks suspended, expelled more than white peers
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS By MARIA DANILOVA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _ Black students are suspended from school, expelled and referred to law enforcement …
New lynching memorial reminds African Americans of painful past
This new sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas will be part of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and Legacy Museum opening this week in …
Man who snatched AR-15 from gunman: ‘It was life or death’
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By SHEILA BURKE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ The man who snatched an AR-15 rifle from a gunman at …
Trump considering pardon for late boxer Jack Johnson
Tommy Burns in the ring with Jack Johnson. Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ President …