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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Singer and activist Harry Belafonte and Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis will headline this year’s winners of Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards. The …

RALEIGH, N.C. – The chief leader behind recent nonviolent protests at the North Carolina General Assembly says similar demonstrations could be coming to the halls …

By LINDSEY BAHR LOS ANGELES (AP) — The “first family of Marvel” has had some growing pains. While Marvel’s X-Men and the Avengers have built …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND and JEFF MARTIN ATLANTA — Julian Bond’s life seemed to trace the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts …

Photo Courtesy of Wanita Dixon W. PALM BEACH, Fla. — In an effort to pay homage to those who set the course for their lives, …

By GARY FINEOUT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —Despite sharp criticism from a Florida congresswoman that it would disenfranchise black voters, the Florida House is moving ahead with …

By STACY A. ANDERSON WASHINGTON — The Education Department is announcing $28.4 million in grants to 38 states, Washington, D.C., and the Virgin Islands to …

Overtown Youth Center students wow audience with production of ‘The Lion King’ MIAMI — Attendees said they got more than they imagined when they attended …

I was shocked to read in a prominent magazine last week that one of our three rainforests is on fire. Frank and I spent so …

By MICHAEL CATALINI TRENTON, N.J. — Federal safety officials who reviewed a highway crash that badly injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed a friend were …