African Americans
Liberia once offered Black Americans a new home. Decades on, it is receiving migrants the US wants out
World
August 25, 2026
Liberia once offered Black Americans a new home. Decades on, it is receiving migrants the US wants out
Is Liberia an American dumping ground — or a place where a new generation of arrivals can build a new…
House candidate whose family home was fired at urges national unity ahead of midterms
World
November 8, 2022
House candidate whose family home was fired at urges national unity ahead of midterms
Pat Harrigan, the US House candidate whose parents’ home was fired at last month, stressed the need for Americans to come…
For Black women, hopes and dreams rest on Biden court choice
World
February 12, 2022
For Black women, hopes and dreams rest on Biden court choice
NEW YORK (AP) — When the pressure gets intense, law student Jasmine Marchbanks-Owens likes to wander the hallways of Howard…
Reparations draw UN scrutiny, but those who’d pay say little
World
September 28, 2021
Reparations draw UN scrutiny, but those who’d pay say little
More than a year after Black Lives Matter protests launched a worldwide reckoning about the centuries of racism that Black…
UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism
World
June 28, 2021
UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism
GENEVA (AP) — The UN human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in…
Biden to honor forgotten victims of Tulsa race massacre
World
June 1, 2021
Biden to honor forgotten victims of Tulsa race massacre
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will take part in a remembrance of one of the nation’s darkest — and…
Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military
World
May 30, 2021
Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military
For Stephanie Davis, who grew up with little, the military was a path to the American dream, a realm where…
‘Sliver of hope.’ Relief, caution as America absorbs verdict
World
April 21, 2021
‘Sliver of hope.’ Relief, caution as America absorbs verdict
NEW YORK (AP) — When the verdicts came in — Guilty, Guilty, Guilty — Lucia Edmonds let out the breath…
Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death
World
April 19, 2021
Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four…
Citizens lead the call for police reform since George Floyd’s death
World
April 13, 2021
Citizens lead the call for police reform since George Floyd’s death
(Reuters) – Last summer, millions of ordinary Americans took to the streets to protest racism, police violence and the killing…