Tag: African-Americans
Black space engineer, housing advocate Ken Kelly dies at 92
Kenneth C. Kelly, a Black electronics engineer whose antenna designs contributed to the race to the moon, made satellite TV and radio possible and...
One very jumbled year: Glimpses of AP’s pandemic journalism
Hugging loved ones. Shaking hands. Going to school. Grabbing dinner at a restaurant. Visiting elderly family members.
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EXPLAINER: Striking jurors in ex-cop’s trial in Floyd death
As attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death screen potential jurors, they're on guard for anything...
AP-NORC poll: People of color bear COVID-19’s economic brunt
NEW YORK — A year ago, Elvia Banuelos’ life was looking up. The 39-year-old mother of two young children said she felt confident about...
Mickey Guyton, Keith Urban to host ACM Awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country stars Mickey Guyton and Keith Urban are taking over as hosts for the Academy of Country Music Awards in April....
Eddie Murphy to be inducted into NAACP Hall of Fame
LOS ANGELES — Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month.
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As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent
ATLANTA — In Arizona, a Republican state senator worried aloud that his party's proposed voter identification requirements might be too “cumbersome.” But he voted...
1 of 3 surviving Tuskegee Airmen in Arizona dies at 95
PHOENIX — One of three surviving members in Arizona of the famed all-Black Tuskegee Airmen has died.
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As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent
ATLANTA — In Arizona, a Republican state senator worried aloud that his party's proposed voter identification requirements might be too “cumbersome.” But he voted...
Oklahoma Republican apologizes for ‘colored’ babies comment
OKLAHOMA CITY — A Republican Oklahoma House member apologized to his colleagues on Tuesday for using a racist term to describe Black babies during...
