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Thousands attend funeral for Freddie Gray in Baltimore

BALTIMORE (AP) — The six Baltimore police officers suspended after a man suffered serious spinal injuries while in custody should tell the public what happened,…

Former D.C. Delegate-Civil Rights icon Fauntroy sought

Family and friends of former D.C. Delegate and Civil Rights icon Walter Fauntroy have grown increasingly concerned following reports that a bench warrant had been…

‘Godmother’ Rev. Willie Barrow, front-line civil rights fighter, dies

CHICAGO (AP) – The Rev. Willie Barrow, a front-line civil rights fighter for decades and a mentor to younger generations of activists, died Thursday in…

In Selma, Ala., Obama proved that he is ‘Black enough’

SELMA, Ala. (NNPA) – Throughout his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama was dogged by one question: Is he Black enough? The question was repeated…

Selma civil rights milestone marked by first Black president

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — America’s racial history “still casts its long shadow upon us,” President Barack Obama said Saturday as he stood in solidarity and…

Selma’s 50th anniversary brings comparisons to Ferguson

WASHINGTON (AP) — They only lasted minutes, but the beatings of civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, permanently seared the inhumanity of Southern segregation onto…

LBJ linked Latinos, civil rights in ‘Selma’ speech

Fifty-years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson asked a joint session of Congress to respond to the brutal beatings of protesters in Selma, Alabama, by passing…

First family to attend Selma march's 50th anniversary in Alabama

WASHINGTON – President Obama and the rest of the first family will join legendary Congressman John Lewis at the 50th anniversary of the famous Selma march...

War memorial separates dead by race, divides Southern city

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Along Main Street in a small South Carolina city, there is war memorial honoring fallen World War I and II soldiers,…

Carl Heastie elected first Black speaker of New York Assembly

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Carl Heastie was elected speaker of the New York state Assembly on Tuesday, making him the first African-American to hold the…

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