Atlanta, Georgië As the nation eyes Georgië with its pair of upcoming US Senate runoffs, 'n oorwinning vir Demokrate kan afhang van dieselfde swart vroue wat gehelp het om die staat blou te laat draai in die presidentsverkiesing.
A sculpture of the enslaved Black explorer who was on the Lewis and Clark expedition was mysteriously placed in an Oregon park
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A bust of the enslaved explorer who accompanied Lewis and Clark was mysteriously put in a Portland, Oregon, park last month. Weeks later, the artist still hasn't formally come forward -- but the work has sparked a c...
Meghan Markle’s plight also reveals the strength of Black kinship bonds
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Washington Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex's story of racism, mental health struggles and the tearing apart of a family did highlight one bright spot: the strength of Black kinship bonds. Consider producer...
NASA named the Perseverance rover’s landing spot for Octavia E. dienskneg, the pioneering Black science-fiction author
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Though they starred aliens, vampires and time travelers, Octavia E. Butler's celebrated science-fiction novels were often grounded on Earth. Her name and enduring legacy, wel, have made it as far as the Red Plane...
Daylight saving time is a week away — here’s how you can prepare now
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In the fall, waking up to realize daylight saving time ended overnight might feel great — especially when you get that extra hour of sleep. In the spring, the transition is reversed, with the panic of waking up une...
Here’s how to watch the 2021 NBA All-Star game
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Not even a pandemic can keep the NBA All-Star Game from a rebound. The 70th annual NBA All-Star Game will air Sunday on TNT and ESPN Radio, live from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. And for the first time, the NBA is...
Black mother pepper-sprayed in front of her toddler, sê die polisie
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The Police Accountability Board in Rochester, New York, is calling for fundamental changes in the city's police department after police said a Black mother was pepper-sprayed during an arrest, which body camera foot...
Safe water — it’s what women want
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The Rt Hon. Helen Clark is a former Prime Minister of New Zealand and is board chair of the World Health Organization's Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health. Laura Chinchilla is former President of Co...
Georgia district attorney investigating Trump hires lawyer with expertise in racketeering cases
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A lawyer with deep expertise in racketeering cases has been retained by the Atlanta-area district attorney's office investigating former President Donald Trump. John Floyd is expected to assist the district attorney...
Canada vowed to protect its Indigenous women. But they are still being blamed for their own deaths
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February marked the culmination of a nearly decade-long legal saga that raised national questions about how Canada treats Indigenous women. Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Canadian Cree-Métis mother of three, bled to de...
‘Dripping in the blood of Jim Crow’: Voting rights groups say GOP-backed bills in Georgia target Black voters
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Atlanta Voting rights groups led bus tours, knocked on 1 million doors and gave out food at community events to achieve an unprecedented Black voter turnout in Georgia. The organizations have been credited with helpi...
'N Swart polisiebeampte in Florida is afgedank omdat hy die N-woord gebruik het, maar sy polisie-unie wil hê hy moet weer ingestel word
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'N Swart polisiebeampte in Florida is vandeesweek afgedank nadat beeldmateriaal van sy lyfkamera gewys het hoe hy die N-woord gebruik het tydens 'n persoonlike oproep en verlede jaar in hegtenis geneem. Delvin White, 'n agt jaar ...
Attacks against Asian Americans are on the rise. Here’s what you can do
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"We're just tired," Will Lex Ham of New York City tells CNN. "We're tired of being scapegoated." Ham's sentiments echo the fatigue, frustration and collective trauma experienced by Asian Americans and Pacific Islan...