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Dear Mama: Afeni Shakur, mother of rapper Tupac Shakur, dies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Afeni Shakur, the former Black Panther who inspired the work of her son, rap icon Tupac Shakur, and then fostered his…

Minneapolis protesters vow to stay outside police station

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ An encampment of protesters outside a Minneapolis police station vowed Saturday to maintain their vigil over the death of a Black man…

Black Lives Matter movement experiencing growing pains

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of Black Lives Matter activists, Black and White, marched outside the Minnesota State Fair this weekend, hoping to bring attention to…

Julian Bond, former NAACP chairman and activist, dies at 75

ATLANTA (AP) — Julian Bond’s life seemed to trace the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man to…

Sanders vows anti-racism fight in LA campaign event

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders vowed that he would fight harder than any other presidential candidate to end institutional racism in…

Gay rights activists mark landmark 1965 demonstration

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gay rights activists gathered in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July to mark the progress of their…

Some see differences between perceptions of Waco, Baltimore

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The prevailing images of protests in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, over police killings of Black men were of police in riot gear,…

Activists seek probe of prosecutor’s role in Ferguson case

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge gave strong indications Friday that he might toss a lawsuit by four activists seeking an independent investigation of…

Police, other groups try to calm down tensions in Ferguson

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) With measured remarks and a conciliatory tone, police, political leaders and civil-rights activists on Thursday sought to tamp down tensions after two…

‘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…

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