COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man was found guilty Friday of killing a Black transgender woman in the nation’s first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender …
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Mayor of Birmingham advises Black athletes to avoid Alabama colleges if anti-DEI bill passes
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsRandall Woodfin, the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, said on social media that if state lawmakers passed a bill barring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the state’s public schools…
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Wisconsin school district releases tape of Black superintendent’s comments that led to resignation
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsThe Green Bay school district on Wednesday released the recording of its first Black superintendent’s appearance on an Atlanta radio show in which he made blunt comments about race relations,…
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Pieces of a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver have been stolen
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsDENVER — A large Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver’s City Park was vandalized, and police are trying to determine if racial bias was involved. Several pieces of the…
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North Carolina hearing over alleged racial bias in jury selection could upend death sentences
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsNorth Carolina’s more than 135 death row inmates could potentially see their sentences changed to life in prison in the wake of a landmark hearing scheduled to begin next week…
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Protesters gather near Texas superintendent’s home ahead of trial over Black teen’s dreadlocks
by NBC Newsby NBC News“You have done nothing wrong and I’m so proud of you for standing up for your rights,” she added. George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu,…
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Beyoncé tops Billboard country chart with genre debut “Texas Hold ‘Em”
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsBeyoncé has once again made history as the first Black female artist to have a No. 1 country song, Billboard announced Tuesday. Just more than a week after being released,…
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Activist Hydeia Broadbent, who rose to prominence as a child living with HIV, dies at 39
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsHydeia Broadbent, a prominent HIV/AIDS activist who gained media attention for being a part of America’s “first generation of children born HIV positive” in the late 1980s, died Tuesday. She…
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A Black woman’s breast cancer diagnosis led to a community of survivors embracing natural beauty products
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsTiah Tomlin-Harris still remembers the feeling of not being able to breathe when her doctor told her she had triple-negative breast cancer, a rare and aggressive form of the disease,…