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By SUDHIN THANAWALA   SAN FRANCISCO — A group of mostly black women filed a racial discrimination lawsuit last week after they were removed from …

WASHINGTON — Speaking to hundreds of thousands of people on the National Mall, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan called for justice. He urged African-Americans, …

FORT MYERS, Fla. – A former southwest Florida deputy is facing charges after authorities say he lied on his timecard and received pay for time …

By GARY FINEOUT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Responding to the outcry against Confederate symbols, the Florida Senate is moving ahead with plans to remove the Confederate …

By GARY FINEOUT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The political careers of several members of Congress, including a Republican seeking to become the next U.S. House speaker, …

By KIM CHANDLER MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Wednesday met with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and black legislators after a week of …

WASHINGTON – The founder of the global News Corp. media empire, Rupert Murdoch, is suggesting that President Barack Obama isn’t a “real black president.” Murdoch …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Officials in Broward County are looking at fines for misdemeanor marijuana possession, rather than arrests and criminal charges. County commissioners are …

By HOWARD CAMPBELL and DAVID McFADDEN KINGSTON, Jamaica — British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday rejected the Caribbean’s push for slavery reparations during his …

WASHINGTON — Black Americans and high school graduates fared better in the U.S. job market in September, while those without high school diplomas and recent …