‘Come home,’ Ghana told the African diaspora. Now some Black Americans take its citizenship
Americans face few obstacles to living in Ghana, with most people paying an annual residency fee. ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — […] ...
Local leaders remember Jimmy Carter’s impacted on civil rights
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Former President Jimmy Carter had an impact on the African American community during his time in office. He helped push the federal government to provide more equal ...
Tim Scott becomes longest-serving Black U.S. senator but his legacy sparks debate
Despite Scott’s historic milestone, Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright criticized the South Carolina senator’s ...
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Making History: Tim Scott Now Longest-Serving Black Senator
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has made history Friday. Scott became the longest-serving African American in the 235-year history of ...
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How Did the Supreme Court’s Reversal of Affirmative Action Impact Local Universities?
Fall 2024’s incoming college students were the first to be admitted without race-based admissions laid out in Affirmative Action legislation.
Congress is more religious — and more Christian — than the US public, new survey finds
The number of Christian lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate has been decreasing over the past decade, ...
Tim Scott becomes longest-serving Black senator in US history
Sixty years after Black Americans gained the right to vote, Sen. Tim Scott has made history, becoming the longest-serving ...
Ghana told the African diaspora to return. Black Americans took the offer
Ghana told the African diaspora to return. Black Americans took the offer - Ghana recently granted citizenship to 524 people from the Black diaspora, and most were Black Americans ...
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Biden awards Medal of Honor to 5 Korean War soldiers because they ‘deserve our nation’s highest and oldest military recognition’
President Joe Biden presented seven Medals of Honor to soldiers who served in the Korean War and Vietnam War. The five troops who fought in Korea received the medal posthumously as part of a campaign ...
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Charleston celebrates Emancipation Proclamation Day with parade and program
Charleston celebrated Emancipation Day with a parade and a post-program. The nation’s longest-running parade made a return in honor of the Emancipation ...
Vote totals show GOP faces major hurdle to woo black voters: The ‘Selma effect’
There’s a huge disconnect between the ideological beliefs of black voters and their election behavior that no modern ...