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Obituaries

Afrika Bambaataa, a pioneer of hip-hop, dies at age 68

The rapper and producer is best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.

Afrika Bambaataa in New York, on Feb. 28, 2006.

31d ago

Racial Reckoning

Black-led nonprofits didn't see funding boosts promised after George Floyd's murder

New research shows that financial gains for Black-led nonprofits following George Floyd's murder were short-lived, if they happened at all.

36d ago

U.S. news

Florida vice mayor found dead in her home; husband charged with murder

Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was a rising star in the Democratic Party who was considering a run for Congress, one lawmaker said.

43d ago

U.S. news

U.S. votes against U.N. resolution calling slavery a 'crime against humanity'

Argentina and Israel also voted against the resolution, which called for reparations. All 27 members of the European Union were among those that abstained.

A view of the General Assembly Hall following the vote on Resolution A/80/L.48, Agenda Item 119, declaring the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and the Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity. The resolution passed with 123 in favor, 3 against, and 52 abstentions.

48d ago

Trump administration

Museum sues Trump administration alleging it canceled grant on basis of race

The lawsuit, which calls for the funds to be reinstated, says the cancellation amounted to racial discrimination.

A woman stands in front of an architectural model encased in glass.

49d ago

U.S. news

Tuskegee basketball coach files $1M suit against Morehouse College after he was handcuffed on court

Benjy Taylor was marched off the floor in cuffs after a post-game incident, but wasn't charged with a crime.

52d ago

Pop Culture News

KiKi Shepard, 'Showtime at the Apollo' co-host, dies at 74

A Texas native and Howard University graduate, Shepard spent 15 years as part of the rotating cast of hosts of "Showtime at the Apollo."

52d ago

U.S. news

N.Y. man who spent 19 years in prison after buying mom a stove with stolen money order is freed

A Brooklyn judge tossed Kenneth Windley's robbery conviction after prosecutors re-examined his claims of innocence and concluded that he wasn’t involved in the crime.

Kenneth Windley, left, leaves a courthouse with his mother, Francina Windley Patterson.

59d ago

U.S. news

Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man who didn't kill anyone

Gov. Kay Ivey said it would have been "unjust" to execute Charles "Sonny" Burton, who will now serve life without parole.

62d ago

U.S. news

Rev. Jesse Jackson's family gathers for intimate homegoing

Family members and longtime allies held a private memorial at Rainbow PUSH headquarters after a high-profile public tribute honoring the civil rights leader.