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By SANDY COHEN Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Actresses Aja Naomi King and Yara Shahidi quoted James Baldwin. “Insecure” creator Issa Rae shared awkward …

By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com MIAMI – Eleven-year-old Sienna Anderson and her partner, 12-year-old Alex Joseph won Blacktech Weekend’s Teen Pitch Competition held at the …

Photo Courtesy of BlackTech Week By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com Innovation is often born out of necessity; and it is necessary for people of color …

Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. – The jurors who sentenced Dylann Roof to death for the racist massacre of nine black church members quietly visited the …

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Republican-led Senate voted last Wednesday to block an Obama-era regulation that would prevent an estimated 75,000 people …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – The number of anti-Muslim hate groups in the United States has nearly tripled since 2015, due in …

BY CRAIG MELVIN AND ERIK ORTIZ Associated Press President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced the recent rise in bomb threats against Jewish community centers across …

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Republicans are more determined than ever to pass bills expanding gun rights in the wake of …

By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK – More than most, Eric Schneiderman understands the risks of taking on Donald Trump. New York’s attorney general …

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI – County commissioners in immigrant-rich Miami-Dade voted Friday to uphold their Cuban-born mayor’s order to cooperate with federal …