An NFL game will feature an all-Black officiating crew for the first time in the league’s history.
The Capitol riot is an eerie repeat of this tense era in American history
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Story highlights This is the second feature of CNN's new series "History Refocused," surprising and personal stories from America's past that may bring new depth to the conflicts still raging today. On April ...
How one documentary reframes the history of Black women
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Black women are the mules of the world, Zora Neale Hurston wrote in 1937. More than 80 years later, Hurston's words in "Their Eyes Were Watching God" still ring true, but one filmmaker is on a journey to both expose...
Chloé Zhao makes history at Golden Globes
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Chloé Zhao has made Golden Globes history. Zhao, who directed "Nomadland," is the first woman of Asian descent and second woman ever to win the best director award in the Golden Globes' 78-year history. "This awa...
Baseball legends honored in MLB’s Black History Month art series
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Major League Baseball celebrated Black History Month this year by merging America's favorite pastime with art. The MLB commissioned 10 artists to celebrate the careers of legendary Black baseball players, in an effo...
‘SNL’ has Dr. Fauci hand out coronavirus vaccines on a game show
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New York (CNN Business)As more coronavirus vaccines begin to roll out, it may be difficult to know if you're eligible or not, so "Saturday Night Live" tried to help a few lucky folks on Saturday. The NBC variety show...
New Orleans officer killed while intervening in an altercation at a high school basketball game
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A New Orleans law enforcement officer was fatally shot intervening in an altercation at a high school basketball game Friday, authorities said. The officer, who was not identified, was a Tulane police officer and a...
Lawmakers to revive proposal for federal commission tasked with examining America’s history of racism
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Two Democratic lawmakers will reintroduce legislation Thursday calling for the formation of the first federal racial justice commission tasked with examining the country's history of systemic racism against Black pe...
Becerra expected to face heat over lack of experience but stress his personal and professional history at confirmation hearing
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President Joe Biden's nominee for the nation's top health position Xavier Becerra will stress his upbringing as a son of a Mexican immigrant, his father's recent passing and his history expanding health care access ...
Watch more than just ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ this Black History Month
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‘A chronicle of scandal foretold’: Vaccine furor highlights long history of misconduct by elected officials in Peru
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It's been only three months since former Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra was impeached by his country's Congress and removed from office over corruption allegations which he has repeatedly denied. Yet there he wa...
Atlanta’s mayor is urging NBA fans not to come to town for the All-Star Game
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, referring to the coronavirus pandemic, is urging fans not to throng to Atlanta for the NBA All-Star Game. "Under normal circumstances, we would be extremely grateful for the opportunity t...