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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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
Lethal Injection
Alabama set to execute man who didn't kill anyone
Unless Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey intervenes, Charles "Sonny" Burton, 75, will be executed Thursday. 
A professor’s mic went off mute. What she said about Black children reverberated across New York.
A Hunter College professor's remarks during a Manhattan school meeting sparked outrage and prompted a university investigation.
Hunter College places professor on leave after 'abhorrent' remarks about Black students
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned "the racist outburst" made at a public school meeting this month.
Soccer
Real Madrid says it has provided evidence to help investigate racism allegation
Madrid's star forward Vinicius Júnior said a Benfica player directed a racist slur at him during their Champions League match.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, dies at 84
Jackson was a key figure of the movement whose activism spanned decades and included prominent work alongside Martin Luther King Jr.
