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When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob drove her family out of their Texas home. Now, the 97-year-old community activist is getting closer to moving into a brand new home on…

The president of Lincoln University in Missouri will remain in his position, the institution decided after an investigation into the suicide of a Black administrator found no evidence that he…

JACKSON, Miss. — A judge sentenced two former Mississippi sheriff’s deputies from a self-described “Goon Squad” to federal prison Thursday for the torture and abuse of two Black men in…

The third addition, the sculpture park, is an effort to humanize the experience of the enslaved person living on a plantation. The centerpiece of the park will be a 100-by-40…

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — On the first day of school last August, Kolt Bloxson cried. After four years of raising money, building an executive board, hiring teachers, creating a cutting-edge…

Kansas lawmakers are joining fellow Republicans in other states in trying to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on university campuses, but they’ve drafted their proposals to avoid having to…

Two former Mississippi sheriff’s deputies who were members of a self-described “Goon Squad” were sentenced to federal prison Wednesday after admitting they tortured and abused two Black men in a…

Beyoncé shared an Instagram post Tuesday explaining the inspiration behind her coming album, “Cowboy Carter.” She wrote that she has been working for five years on “Cowboy Carter,” a project…

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Coco Gauff’s rise to the top of the tennis world has been both swift and electric.  Only a few months ago, she captured her first Grand…