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Biden picks Regan for EPA nominee, Haaland for interior head
December 18, 2020
Biden picks Regan for EPA nominee, Haaland for interior head
President-elect Joe Biden says he had chosen North Carolina regulator Michael S. Regan as his nominee to lead the Environmental…
Home of civil rights icon Evers named as a national monument
December 11, 2020
Home of civil rights icon Evers named as a national monument
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The historic home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers is now a national monument, the…
‘B.A.P.S.’ star Natalie Desselle Reid dies at 53
December 7, 2020
‘B.A.P.S.’ star Natalie Desselle Reid dies at 53
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalie Desselle Reid, who starred alongside Halle Berry in the 1997 film “B.A.P.S.” and on the…
High stakes for Trump, Biden heading into final debate
October 22, 2020
High stakes for Trump, Biden heading into final debate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden hurtled toward Thursday night’s final debate, which may…
2020 serves another blow as Ginsburg’s death ignites fight
September 21, 2020
2020 serves another blow as Ginsburg’s death ignites fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death drew mourners to the steps of the Supreme Court, where they sang…
Nina Simone’s North Carolina Childhood Home Will Be Protected Indefinitely
September 9, 2020
Nina Simone’s North Carolina Childhood Home Will Be Protected Indefinitely
Nina Simone’s childhood home, located in Tryon, North Carolina, will be indefinitely preserved through the advocacy organization Preservation North…
Lupita Nyong’o says Chadwick Boseman’s ‘power lives on’
September 8, 2020
Lupita Nyong’o says Chadwick Boseman’s ‘power lives on’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lupita Nyong’o has written a stirring tribute to her late “Black Panther” co-star Chadwick Boseman, calling…
New Zealand marks 100 days of virus elimination
August 10, 2020
New Zealand marks 100 days of virus elimination
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the…
John Lewis’ legacy shaped in 1965 on ‘Bloody Sunday’
July 20, 2020
John Lewis’ legacy shaped in 1965 on ‘Bloody Sunday’
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — John Lewis saw the line of Alabama state troopers a few hundred yards away as he…
Remembering John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon and ‘American hero’
July 18, 2020
Remembering John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon and ‘American hero’
WASHINGTON (AP) — People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement.…