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Jackie Robinson was the first African-American baseball player who played in major baseball leagues in the modern era. PHOTO COURTESY OF SABR.ORG PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia …

By BEN FOX and KRISTA LARSON   DAKAR, Senegal – Senegal has agreed to take in two Libyans who spent nearly 14 years in custody …

PHOTO COURTESY OF HEARTLINEMINISTRIES.ORG PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Hundreds of pro- testers marched in Haiti’s capital on Friday to demand justice following the brutal killings of …

Last month was women’s history month. I celebrated the designated period at the African-American Museum, Dallas, Texas, where women from all races, ethnic groups, and …

PHOTO COURTESY OF STORIES.WELLSFARGOBANK.COM   By BEN NUCKOLS WASHINGTON – The Smithsonian now plans to acknowledge the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby at its …

PHOTO COURTESY OF KRMG.COM By JIM SALTER and CURT ANDERSON FERGUSON, Mo. – A veteran Miami police officer with two decades of experience dealing with …

By MARK SHERMAN   WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether jurors’ claims of racially charged comments by another juror can overcome …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WTOP.COM By EZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZ SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Deivis Ventura is still just a candidate for the Dominican Republic’s Chamber of Deputies, but …

PHOTO COURTESY OF FLUXARCHITECTURE.COM By STEPHEN WADE RIO DE JANEIRO – A spokesman for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics says he’s “confident” the sprawling corruption …

PHOTO COURTESY OF LISTENUPYALL.COM JACKSON, Miss. The first case of Zika virus has been reported in Mississippi. The Mississippi State Department of Health said Thursday …