Tag: African-Americans
Black neighborhoods in Kansas hard hit by property tax sales
Rozetta Dotson worked two jobs to scrape together the money to pay down a delinquent tax debt on the Kansas City, Kansas, home she...
Slavia Prague defender Kúdela appeals 10-match ban
PRAGUE — Slavia Prague defender Ondřej Kúdela is appealing his 10-match ban for racially abusing a Black opponent in a Europa League soccer match.
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Video shows Black soldiers harassed at Virginia restaurant
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A group of Black soldiers was recently harassed at a northern Virginia restaurant by a woman who used racist language,...
Ku Klux Klan membership records made public in Denver
DENVER — History Colorado has debuted an online archive this week of 1,300 pages of original Ku Klux Klan membership records from 1924 through...
Black parents sue Wisconsin district over slavery lesson
MADISON, Wis. — Three Black parents and their two children filed a lawsuit against a suburban Madison school district Friday alleging teachers inflicted emotional...
Virginia man pleads guilty in connection with cross-burning
ABINGDON, Va. — A southwest Virginia man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal offense in connection with the burning of a cross last summer...
Daunte Wright to be eulogized at Minneapolis funeral
MINNEAPOLIS — Just days after guilty verdicts were handed down for the former Minneapolis police officer whose killing of George Floyd set off nationwide...
A philanthropic drive to aid Black women is gaining momentum
The needs of Black women and girls have become a focus of philanthropic efforts as major donors seek to narrow a racial wealth gap...
Georgia park honoring confederacy gets first Black chair
ATLANTA — The board overseeing an Atlanta area park that has centuries-old ties to the Ku Klux Klan and contains the largest Confederate monument...
Longhorn Band will be required to play ‘The Eyes of Texas’
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas has announced that its traditional marching and pep bands will be required to play “The Eyes of...
