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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Talks New Documentary, MLK, Social Justice

The one-hour documentary explores the history of protests that shaped the course for justice in...

Black Americans Laud Juneteenth Holiday, Say More Work Ahead

“It’s great, but it’s not enough,” said Gwen Grant, president and CEO of the Urban...

Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved...

Janet Malcolm, Provocative Author-Journalist, Dies at 86

Malcolm's death was confirmed Thursday by a spokesperson for The New Yorker, where Malcolm was...

Copyright Holder Settles Lawsuit with LOVE Artist’s Estate

The estate of pop artist Robert Indiana has reached a settlement that keeps intact a...

Wedding Boom is On in the US As Vendors Scramble to Keep Up

“We're seeing a lot of last-minute bookings with shorter planning windows,” said Anna Noriega, who...

Martha White Dies, Sparked 1953 Louisiana Capital Bus Boycott

White, then 31, was working as a housekeeper in the capital city of Baton Rouge...

Vatican Issues a Street Art Stamp, Ends Up Getting Sued

One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of...

‘I Was Afraid’: Prince Harry, Oprah Discuss Mental Health

Prince Harry's self-work may be relatively recent but he and older brother William, The Duke...

Queen’s Granddaughter Princess Beatrice Expecting a Baby

Beatrice, the elder daughter of Prince Andrew and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, married property developer Mapello...

Biden Cancels Trump’s Planned ‘Garden of American Heroes’

It was to have featured sculptures of dozens of American historical figures, including presidents, athletes...

Kid Reporter Who Interviewed Obama at White House Dies at 23

Damon Weaver was 23 when he died May 1, his sister told the Palm Beach...