In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites
WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for …
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Senators’ bipartisan call seeks pardon for boxer Jack Johnson
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has voted to urge President Barack Obama to pardon the first black heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Johnson, who was convicted …
Kin of ’63 church bombing victims split over medal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) _ Relatives of four black girls killed when Ku Klux Klan members bombed an Alabama church are split over how to mark …
CENTCOM will get 1st black commander
WASHINGTON — Army suicides are still increasing but the four-star general who has been at the forefront of seeking solutions, Lloyd J. Austin III, says …
US stopping use of term ‘Negro’ for census surveys
WASHINGTON (AP) – After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word “Negro” to describe black Americans in surveys.
Wilmington 10 get governor’s pardon
RALEIGH, N.C. — Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue issued pardons Monday to the Wilmington 10, a group wrongly convicted 40 years ago in a …
Race Card Project creates new type of conversation
She asked for just six words. Michele Norris, the National Public Radio host, was starting a book tour for her memoir which explores racial secrets. …
Bias cited as the Wilmington 10 seek full pardon
RALEIGH, N.C. — Advocates for the “Wilmington 10” group exonerated in a 1972 arson case say they believe newly uncovered notes show the prosecutor tried …
Trouble not over for Jesse Jackson Jr.
CHICAGO (AP) — Jesse Jackson Jr.’s resignation from Congress might end his once-promising political career but it doesn’t mark the end of troubles for the …
Economy a top concern among Fla. voters
MIAMI (AP) _ Voters in Florida were focused on the economy, with more than 6 in 10 calling it the nation’s top problem, according to …