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Details: Written by Toby Jenkins, University of South Carolina; Published: 18 April 2023

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The year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop culture. People around the world are taking time to reflect on and celebrate hip-hop’s accomplishments.

Details: Written by DAVID BAUDER, RANDALL CHASE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press; Published: 18 April 2023

A logo of Fox News is displayed outside Fox News Headquarters in New York, Wednesday, April. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

The announcement on Tuesday averted a prolonged trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by spreading false claims about the 2020 presidential election.

Details: Written by By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia; Published: 18 April 2023

Black Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

More than 60 years ago, the church was forced to relinquish its sanctuary to an urban renewal project that destroyed the core of an African American neighborhood. The church was compensated for a fraction of its value, according to the church.

Details: Written by By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia; Published: 18 April 2023

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The commitments were made following Floyd’s death in 2020, with businesses quickly issuing statements and pledging to adopt new ways to combat racism.

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 17 April 2023

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Despite being a licensed behavioral therapist, Picot felt the stress of the pandemic and quarantine just like everyone else, remembering her childhood growing up in Franklin, Virginia, and returning to her love of biking as a way to cope.

Details: Written by MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer; Published: 17 April 2023

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No people or satellites were aboard. There won’t be another try until at least Wednesday.

Details: Written by MARGARET STAFFORD and JIM SALTER Associated Press; Published: 17 April 2023

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The investigation into the shooting by a homeowner of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, includes questions about whether it was racially motivated

Details: Written by COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press; Published: 17 April 2023

In an undated photo provided by Jawana Jackson, then- 4 year old Jawana sits on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr's. knee. (Jawana Jackson via AP)

The role the house played was integral to the Civil Rights Movement, so the owner contacted the The Henry Ford Museum near Detroit to ask if it would take over its preservation and legacy.

Details: Written by GARY FIELDS Associated Press; Published: 16 April 2023

The annual State of Black America report documents an increase in recent years in hate crimes and efforts to change classroom curriculums, as well as attempts to make voting more difficult. It also cites examples of extremist views being normalized in politics, the military and law enforcement

Details: Written by BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press; Published: 16 April 2023

Vice President Kamala Harris is urging Americans to take action during “a critical point in our nation’s history” as thousands of people protested new limits to abortion rights in demonstrations across the country. The U.S. Supreme Court intervened Friday to delay rule changes that would have limited the way the abortion drug mifepristone could be used and dispensed, to give itself more time to review the matter more thoroughly