Tag: Political movements
Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Lil Nas X set for BET Awards
NEW YORK — Sunday’s BET Awards will be packed with performances by Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Nas X and H.E.R., a tribute to late...
Ivory Coast court sentences former PM to life in prison
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — An Ivory Coast court has sentenced prominent opposition figure and former prime minister Guillaume Soro to life in prison for...
Civil rights trail book aims to make history easy to digest
ATLANTA — By highlighting cities that played host to significant events during the civil rights movement, a new book aims to make that complex...
Civil rights trail book aims to make history easy to digest
ATLANTA — By highlighting cities that played host to significant events during the civil rights movement, a new book aims to make that complex...
DC statehood facing long odds in the Senate
WASHINGTON — Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., vowed Tuesday to keep pushing even though the prospects were dim as the bill began working...
Q&A: Abdul-Jabbar talks new documentary, MLK, social justice
LOS ANGELES — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an NBA legend, but the man known for his trademark skyhook shot has also devoted his life advocating...
Nicaragua stages unprecedented roundup of opposition leaders
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan police have arrested another opposition politician, bringing to six the number detained over the weekend.
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US intel report warns of more violence by QAnon followers
WASHINGTON — A new federal intelligence report warns that adherents of QAnon, the conspiracy theory embraced by some in the mob that stormed the...
ABC’s new ‘Women of the Movement’ about Emmett Till’s mother
NEW YORK — ABC will air a short-run series “Women of the Movement” next season about Mamie Till-Mobley, whose son Emmett Till became a...
DC statehood faces a crossroads with congressional vote
WASHINGTON — Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., face a milestone moment in their decades-long movement to reshape the American political map.
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