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PHOTO COURTESY OF 7-THEMES.COM By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – Almost eight years after electing a black president, vast majorities of blacks and …

PHOTO COURTESY OF AOC.GOV By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Either the African-American woman who founded what’s now Bethune-Cookman University, the founder of …

PHOTO COURTESY OF FREEWAYGOLF1967.COM SICKLERVILLE, N.J. – A historic black- owned golf course in New Jersey has fallen into rough times. The Freeway Golf Course, …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA.ORG By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON – In a major victory for affirmative action, a divided Supreme Court on Thursday upheld …

PHOTO COURTESY OF PRESSDEMOCRAT.COM By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO – Silicon Valley’s biggest businesses could face tougher regulations following Britain’s decision to …

PHOTO COURTESY OF LEXPRESS.FR SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Jamaican sprinter Kemar Bailey-Cole says he has been infected with the Zika virus but will participate …

NEW YORK — In a surprise move, Microsoft said Mon- day that it is buying professional networking service site LinkedIn for about $26.2 billion. It …

PHOTOS COURTESY OF FINANCIALJUNETEENTH.COM AND TEXASLEFTIST.COM On this day 150 years ago, more than the two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves …

By JEFFREY COLLINS and JONATHAN DREW Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C.- The names of Confederate generals still adorn street signs in Charleston’s public housing projects, and …

By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON – House Republican leaders have blocked a Democratic congressman from Mississippi from offering legislation to ban Confederate imagery from …