BYU completes investigation into Duke player's racial slur allegations, finds no evidence to corroborate claim
BYU also lifted the ban on a fan who had been accused of shouting racial slurs.
Bernard Shaw: CNN's first chief anchor and pioneering Black journalist dies at 82
The renowned journalist was at CNN for 20 years and was known for remaining cool under pressure. That was a hallmark of his Baghdad coverage when the U.S. led its invasion of Iraq in 1991 to liberate Kuwait.
Ruby Bridges: Black woman who integrated Southern school writes children’s book
“I Am Ruby Bridges” hits stores Tuesday and tells the story of Ruby Bridges, who was six years old when she was one of three Black students to attend all-white schools in New Orleans in 1960.
Comal ISD investigating alleged racial comments at Canyon High School volleyball game
According to Comal ISD acting superintendent Mandy Epley, members of the Canyon student section allegedly made “highly inappropriate and demeaning racial comments” towards members of the Hays volleyball team at Friday's game.
University of Utah addresses racially motivated incidents on campus
One incident reportedly involved a White delivery man yelling racial slurs at a Black faculty member.
Texas School Board to set new standards for social studies curriculum
On Tuesday, the Texas school board indicated they may push the process to set new standards for social studies to 2025.
Barbie adds Madam C.J. Walker doll to ‘Inspiring Women Series’
Madam C.J. Walker became the country’s first female millionaire after creating a successful line of hair products for African American women.
Student loan forgiveness limited for many by US drug war's legacy
A generation of Black and Hispanic Americans was disproportionately shut out of one of the keys to Biden's plan, the Pell Grant program, as part of the “war on drugs.”
On 67th anniversary of Emmett Till’s death, a look back at his case this past year
From renewed investigations to an unpublished memoir to Hollywood retellings, Emmett Till’s name and story have been in the news a number of times over the past year. Here is a look at the instances.
BYU bans fan for yelling racial slur at Duke volleyball player
The fan was sitting in the BYU student section but was not a student, and has been banned from all athletic venues on campus, the statement said.
Arkansas can't ban treatment of transgender kids, court rules
A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can't enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care.
Swiss DJ, accused of being on drugs in viral TikToks, actually suffers from impairment
“I don't want to imagine what this would do to a person who isn't so strong and that's why I'm more and more committed to stopping bullying,” Marcel Kugler explained
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joins other key Republicans in supporting repealing the “tampon tax”
Advocates have previously called for repealing the sales tax on products like tampons, sanitary pads and pantyliners. Menstrual products are already tax-free in 24 states.
'Great nations don't hide from their history,' Biden calls for self-reflection on Slavery Remembrance Day
"Great nations don’t hide from their history," Biden said in a statement marking August 20 as Slavery Remembrance Day. "They acknowledge their past, both the triumphs and the tragedies."
All-Black, female crew operates American Airlines flight out of DFW
The American Airlines flight was meant to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license, Bessie Coleman.
Supreme Court rulings protecting same-sex relationships could face challenge
Justice Clarence Thomas said that the Supreme Court should reconsider rulings that legalized same-sex marriage and protected same-sex relationships and contraception in his concurring opinion in favor of Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health. This decision overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling which legalized abortion nationwide.
Nashville's Fisk University introduces first HBCU women's gymnastics team: 'Great energy'
College gymnast shared excitement about new chances for success.
'Jurassic World' actress Bryce Dallas Howard says she was paid 'so much less' than co-lead Chris Pratt
Bryce Dallas Howard was 'at a great disadvantage' negotiating her contract for three-picture deal.
Sofía Jirau looks back at becoming Victoria's Secret's first model with Down syndrome: 'There are no limits'
The Puerto Rican model walked the runway during New York Fashion Week.
Native Americans urge boycott of 'tone deaf' Pilgrim museum
A popular living Pilgrim museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts is taking heat for the way it portrays both the European and Indigenous stories.