DC’s hottest ticket? African American History Museum
National Museum of African American History and Culture PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor The hottest ticket in Washington, D.C., …
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Race not factor in San Diego pool party shooting
Handgun and bullets. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By ELLIOT SPAGAT and JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO – A gunman despondent over a recent breakup …
White ex-officer pleads guilty to lesser charge in black man’s slaying
Prison cell. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JEFFREY COLLINS AND MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — A white former police officer whose killing of …
Trump officials take aim at MS-13 street gang
Members of the MS-13 street gang from suburban New York. PHOTO COURTESY OF FREETIMEASYLUM.COM By SADIE GURMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Trump administration vowed …
First black woman on state’s highest court found dead by river
Sheila Abdus-Salaam was appointed by the Governor PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The first black woman appointed to the state’s …
Possible shutdown, health care quagmire awaiting Congress
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON – Lawmakers returning to Washington this coming week will find a familiar …
Week in Review
PHOTO COURTESY OF DOHAINSTITUTE.ORG UNWIND BEGINS: REPUBLICANS TARGET CRISIS FINANCIAL RULES WASHINGTON (AP) – Emboldened by a business-friendly president, Republicans in Congress are moving to …
Bloomberg to world leaders: Ignore Trump on climate
New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg PHOTO COURTESY OF HYPECRIB By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK – New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg urged world leaders …
Mass transit advocates hope for boost from highway collapse
Mass transit advocates hope for a boost from the 350 feet of Interstate 85 that came crashing down in Atlanta, Ga. on March, 30. PHOTO …
Woman who lived in former slave cabin visits Smithsonian
Woman who lived in former Edisto Island slave cabin visits Smithsonian. PHOTO COURTESY OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN LENS By JESSE J. HOLLAND …