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Chicago police misconduct has frayed relations with Blacks

CHICAGO (AP) — A South Side police commander and his officers tortured Black suspects into confessing to crimes they didn’t commit. Another rogue unit shook…

Donald Trump’s Muslim ban idea pushes GOP toward chaos

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s plan to ban Muslims from entering the United States is shoving the Republican Party to the edge of chaos, abruptly…

US Muslims struggle with how they should condemn extremism

NEW YORK (AP) _ By now, the tableau has become tragically familiar: American Muslims standing before a bank of cameras, condemning an attack linked to…

Backlash over Common Core extends to US Catholic schools

The backlash against standardized testing is rippling through some Roman Catholic schools as they balance the college-driven Common Core learning standards with spiritual goals. The…

Black pastors press Trump on tone during closed-door meeting

 NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of Black pastors pressed Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Monday to address what some called his use of racially…

Wisconsin school nixes reading of book about transgender kid

  MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — A southern Wisconsin elementary school cancelled a planned reading of a children’s book about a transgender girl after a…

As many African-Americans see it, there are 2 Ben Carsons

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Ayauna King-Baker loved Ben Carson’s “Gifted Hands” memoir so much that she made her daughter Shaliya read it. So when…

Chicago officer charged with murder in killing of Black teen

CHICAGO (AP) — A White Chicago police officer who shot a Black teenager 16 times was charged with murder Tuesday, just a day before the…

Homicides of transgender women in US reach alarming high

For a few transgender Americans, this has been a year of glamour and fame. For many others, 2015 has been fraught with danger, violence and…

Experts: Black studies programs facing campus challenges

DETROIT (AP) — Protests by University of Missouri Black students that forced the school’s administration to address racism and other problems mirror efforts decades ago…

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