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From the NAACP President to Teaching Racism
The University Press of Kentucky has just released paperback editions of two books that are instrumental to our understanding of civil rights history and how racism is perpetuated. Roy Wilkins: The Quiet Revolutionary and the NAACP, by Yvonne Ryan is part of the Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century series, and Raising Racists: The Socialization of White Children in the Jim Crow South by Kristina DuRocher is in the New Directions in Southern History series.
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Governor Abbott Appoints Four To The Governing Board Of The Texas School For The Blind And Visually Impaired
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Benda W. Lee to Governing Board of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) for a term set to expire on January 31, 2021.
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ScoreMore Shows Announces Festival Lineup Additions - Young Thug at JMBLYA & Lil Wayne at Neon Desert / Cardi B Cancels Both Festival Performances
ScoreMore Shows is revealing today new lineup additions to each of its upcoming music festivals in Texas this May, including the the sixth annual JMBLYA, which will return to Dallas, Austin and Houston on May 4, 5 and 6, respectively; as well as Neon Desert Music Festival, which is taking place this year on Saturday, May 26, and Sunday, May 27 of Memorial Day weekend in El Paso, Texas.
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AFT Statement on Leadership Conference’s Civil Rights Principles for Higher Education Act Reauthorization
Today, the AFT joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 46 other organizations in identifying critical civil rights principles they recommend for inclusion in any reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
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Bill Cosby makes outburst in court after guilty verdict
After the jury announced the guilty verdict on Thursday against Bill Cosby, the TV icon had an outburst in the courtroom.
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Lawmakers grilling EPA chief Scott Pruitt: 'You are unfit to hold public office'
Scott Pruitt's controversial spending and travel decisions were the subject of a blistering congressional hearing Thursday, where the embattled administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency faced House members amid weeks of scandal.
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Mike Pompeo sworn in as Trump's second secretary of state
Mike Pompeo was sworn in as the 70th US secretary of state Thursday, after the Senate voted to confirm him, 57-42, installing the former CIA Director as the nation's top diplomat at a time when several high stakes negotiations are underway around the globe.
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These kids were being bullied. Then a photographer transformed them into Avengers superheroes
A drive up and down Pine Island reveals several fruit stands and farms. One of those farms belongs to a former Marine who found his true calling in serving his community.
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She's trying to be the first black woman to visit every country
Some people set records by jumping the highest or running the fastest.
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Bill Cosby guilty on all three counts in indecent assault trial, jury decides
The jury in Bill Cosby's indecent assault trial found the comedian guilty Thursday of all three counts.
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Judge orders reopening of DACA, after 90-day delay
Another federal judge has overruled the Trump administration's efforts to end a popular immigration program -- this time saying the government has to accept new applications.
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World's longest nonstop flight: Airbus A350-900ULR set to enter service
Singapore to New York, nonstop. Almost 20 hours in the air. By the end of this year, passengers on Singapore Airline's newest plane, the Airbus A350-900ULR -- for Ultra Long-Range -- will travel on a record-breaking, globe-spanning flight that will reconnect the two major metropolises.
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Melania Trump masters the moment
When President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived on the White House South Lawn Tuesday morning to formally welcome French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, one thing was clear: The first lady commanded attention.
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Macron opens door to new Iran deal in talks with Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump have indicated they want to aim for a new deal to curb Iran's regional ambitions and ballistic missiles program that would run alongside the existing international nuclear pact.
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Indian guru Asaram Bapu found guilty of raping 16-year-old girl
A Indian court has sentenced self-proclaimed Indian spiritual guru Asaram Bapu to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl in 2013.
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Mark Zuckerberg survived Congress. Now he has to face Wall Street
1. Facebook faces Wall Street: Mark Zuckerberg survived 10 hours of grilling by nearly 100 members of Congress this month. Now, Facebook's CEO must confront a group that could actually punish his company in the short-term: investors.
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Kim Wall murder: Danish inventor Peter Madsen given life sentence
Danish inventor Peter Madsen has been found guilty of the mutilation and murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, and sentenced to life in prison.
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How Trump's travel ban motivated some Muslim Americans to run for office
Fayrouz Saad, a 34-year-old Muslim American, said her mom, a Lebanese immigrant, is "not a sign-waving sort of person." But when President Donald Trump implemented the first iteration of his travel ban in January 2017 -- which temporarily kept immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim nations from entering the US -- Saad said her mom was adamant about trekking to the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, where one of many anti-ban protests erupted across the US.
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Toronto van attack suspect's Facebook post linked to anti-women ideology
Toronto police are still trying to piece together the motive behind the van attack that left 10 people dead and whether the suspect's frustrations with women contributed to the rampage.
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CNN projects: Republican Debbie Lesko wins in Arizona special election
Republicans won a special congressional election Tuesday in the suburbs west of Phoenix, CNN projects, holding on in a reliably red district where Democrats launched a well-organized but long-shot bid to flip the seat.
