Tag: African-Americans
Another official resigns over censored Memorial Day speech
HUDSON, Ohio — Both organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony have now resigned under pressure after they silenced a retired U.S. Army officer’s microphone...
Study: Racial diversity stagnated on corporate boards
NEW YORK — Many U.S. companies have rushed to appoint Black members to their boards of directors since racial justice protests swept the country...
French court rules discrimination behind students’ ID checks
PARIS — Overturning a lower court decision, a Paris appeals court ruled on Tuesday that discrimination was behind humiliating police identity checks on three...
Martha White dies, sparked ’53 Louisiana capital bus boycott
BATON ROUGE, La. — Martha White, a woman whose actions helped launch the 1953 bus boycotts in Louisiana's capital city, has died. She was...
Retailers shine a spotlight on Black-owned beauty brands
NEW YORK — When Rose Ingleton launched her own namesake skincare line two years ago, she couldn't break into the big chains and was...
CMT to honor Black country music pioneer Linda Martell
NEW YORK — Linda Martell, one of the pioneers for Black acts in country music and the first Black woman to perform solo at...
Foundation of FW de Klerk denies reports on his health
JOHANNESBURG — The foundation of FW de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid president and a Nobel laureate, denied media reports Tuesday that his health...
Stores enlist shoppers to stop bad behavior against workers
NEW YORK — A dozen retailers including Gap and H&M are collaborating on a campaign this fall to enlist customers to combat bad behavior...
‘I May Destroy You’ wins at British Academy TV awards
LONDON — “I May Destroy You” won two main prizes at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards, in a ceremony that rewarded TV that...
No mass protests after Honolulu police shoot, kill Black man
HONOLULU — Lindsay Myeni and her South African husband moved to Hawaii, where she grew up, believing it would be safer to raise their...