Tag: African-Americans
Fort Worth police shooting shatters community trust
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - The killing of a black woman in her home by a white Fort Worth officer has shattered the trust...
Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died
BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper's son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the powerful chairman of...
Cause for hope and caution following police shooting in home
In the days after Atatiana Jefferson's killing in her own home by a white Fort Worth police officer, many in the black community say...
Intel to pay $5M to settle pay discrimination allegations
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Labor Department says it has reached a $5 million settlement with chip maker Intel Corp. over allegations of pay...
The Latest: Chief: Police shouldn’t have released gun photos
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - The Latest on the fatal police shooting of a black woman inside her own home in Fort Worth (all...
Queen Latifah to receive Harvard black culture award
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Music artist and actress Queen Latifah is among the honorees being recognized by Harvard University this year for their contributions...
Officer kills woman inside her Texas home after welfare call
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A black woman was fatally shot by a white Fort Worth, Texas, officer inside her home early Saturday after...
2020 Democratic candidates pledge support to LGBTQ community
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Addressing an LGBTQ community fearful that their gains in equality are slipping, Democratic presidential candidates on Thursday promised an aggressive...
Killer of black man in parking dispute gets 20 years
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - A white Florida man who told detectives he was irritated by people who illegally park in handicapped spots was sentenced...
Some see rush to forgive as rush to forget racial violence
When a white Dallas police officer who killed an innocent black man in his own living room was sent off to prison this week...
