African Americans

The shooting of two New Zealand mosques is the latest attack to spread violence and extremism online.

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According to a new peer-reviewed study, U.S. air pollution is disproportionately caused by white consumers, but minorities are burdened most by the emissions. Reuters reported that on average,..

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Barbie is turning 60 years old on March 9, six decades after she was first unveiled at the New York Toy Fair in 1959 in a black and white-striped swimsuit.

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Gizmodo reports the United States incarcerates more of its own citizens than any country in the world. In fact, a disturbing new study from Cornell University reveals 45% of all Americans have a family..

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Crowds gathered on Sunday to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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Kids recreate the Academy Award winning looks of Spike Lee, Regina King and others. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

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A Chicago pastor speaks on the reality of black queer violence and how to help curb it.

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Gov. Tony Evers said a huge majority of people were in prison in Wisconsin for drug offenses, but the real numbers aren't even close.

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According to Huffington Post, on Friday NASA officially renamed a West Virginia facility in honor of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician whose work for NASA in the 1960s inspired the..

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Ruth E. Carter makes history as the first African-American person and first African-American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. She won for her extraordinary work in "Black..

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CNN reports an African-American woman replaced a publisher and editor who encouraged the Ku Klux Klan to "night ride again." Elecia R. Dexter replaced Goodloe Sutton, the Alabama newspaper's current..

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Actor Jussie Smollett claimed to be the victim of a racist and homophobic attack because he was dissatisfied with his salary on the hip-hop TV drama "Empire," Chicago's police chief said on Thursday...

Credit: Reuters Studio     Duration: 01:32Published on February 21, 2019

Mack Buckley posted a video online of the moment a Delaware state trooper pulled a gun on him for speeding. Buckley who is African American wrote on the Facebook post that he was 'illegally detained,..

Credit: Newsweek     Duration: 00:42Published on February 21, 2019

Jussie Smollett remains a cast member in the televised drama “Empire,” Fox Entertainment said on Wednesday, in a show of support for the actor after a report said he had staged an attack on himself..

Credit: Wochit News     Duration: 00:35Published on February 20, 2019

Former President Barack Obama teamed up with Golden State Warrior star Stephen Curry to encourage the audience of young African-American men to focus on their own self-confidence as the path to true..

Credit: Time     Duration: 01:52Published on February 20, 2019

Sen. Bernie Sanders has announced his bid for 2020. Business Insider reports Sanders will be encouraged to address the sexual harassment allegations linked to his previous bid for the presidency. In..

Credit: Wochit News     Duration: 00:51Published on February 19, 2019

According to Newser, Chicago police released two Nigerian brothers on Friday, without pressing any charges. They were arrested on suspicion of attacking Empire actor, Jussie Smollett. Smollett, who is..

Credit: Wochit News     Duration: 00:45Published on February 16, 2019

During an interview on CBS This Morning, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, who has defied calls to step down over a racist yearbook photograph, said he is 'not going anywhere' and has 'learned from..

Credit: Reuters Studio     Duration: 01:06Published on February 10, 2019

Comicbook.com reports democrat Stacey Abrams had a prepared response to Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. Her solution? Watching Doctor Who. Abrams is the first African-American woman to..

Credit: Wochit News     Duration: 00:32Published on February 10, 2019

Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali and director Peter Farrelly talk about what makes 'Green Book' unique ahead of the Oscars. Rough Cut - no reporter narration

Credit: Reuters Studio     Duration: 01:53Published on February 8, 2019

Former candidate for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams lands a few jabs against President Donald Trump after his State of the Union address, while calling for an economic boost for working and..

Credit: Reuters Studio     Duration: 01:18Published on February 6, 2019

More African Americans--particularly women--are dying from heart failure. Sudden cardiac death is responsible for about 325,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, and occurs when the heart's electrical..

Credit: Wochit News     Duration: 00:57Published on February 4, 2019

According to a report by Reuters, this week, senior executives from General Motors met with Ohio's two senators and other lawmakers on Capital Hill after African American employees sued the automaker..

Credit: Wochit News     Duration: 01:02Published on February 1, 2019

U.S. Senator Cory Booker announced on Friday that he would seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for the 2020 presidential election, injecting more youthful energy to the expanding Democratic field...

Credit: Reuters Studio     Duration: 01:14Published on February 1, 2019

Democratic senator, Kamala Harris, announced her run for 2020 presidential run on Martin Luther King Jr. day at her former college—Howard University. And according to Politico, she's sparking off her..

Credit: Wochit News     Duration: 00:45Published on January 23, 2019