RALEIGH, N.C. — As North Carolina’s public university system considers a vote on changing its diversity policy, the system’s flagship university board voted Monday to cut funding for diversity programs …
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White House sends official to Morehouse to address concerns ahead of Biden’s speech
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsWASHINGTON — A senior White House official met with a small group of students and faculty at Morehouse College on Friday, amid some objections on campus to having President Joe…
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Photo: Christian Petersen (Getty Images) Quincy Wilson, in, in many ways, just like other 16-year-olds. He is still getting straight As and doesn’t exactly know when he’ll get his driver’s…
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Plans unveiled for memorial honoring victims of racist mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsBUFFALO, N.Y. — A permanent memorial honoring the 10 Black victims of a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket will feature interconnected stone pillars and arches, and a windowed building where…
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At the beginning of this month, Jayson Tatum agreed to a five-year, $315M supermax deal with the Boston Celtics, reports the NBA. With Tatum coming off of a NBA Championship,…
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Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsHOUSTON — The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston and worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil…
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A Black police chief in Colorado files a racial discrimination lawsuit after his firing
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsDENVER — The Black former police chief of a small Colorado town says he was the victim of racial discrimination and fired after officers and city leaders worked to force…
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