By JAY REEVES – Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – For nearly 40 years from the 1930s, when government researchers deliberately let hundreds of black men die of syphilis in Alabama so they could study the disease, a foundation in New York covered the funeral expenses of the deceased. The payments were vital for survivors … Read more
By JAY REEVES – Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – For nearly 40 years from the 1930s, when government researchers deliberately let hundreds of black men die of syphilis in Alabama so they could study the disease, a foundation in New York covered the funeral expenses of the deceased. The payments were vital for survivors … Read more
By DEEPA BHARATH of The Associated Press and ADELLE BANKS of Religion News Service – Associated Press About two years ago, when coronavirus cases began to peak in her impoverished San Antonio neighborhood, Reverend Norma Fuentes-Quintero found herself taking on an additional task: helping worshipers cope with anxiety. . The pastor, who leads the largely … Read more
By CLAUDIA LAUER – Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Just one more step and the stroller would have been on the sidewalk. That thought haunts Latanya Byrd years after a driver traveling on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia hit and killed her 27-year-old niece, Samara Banks, and three of Banks’ young sons as they crossed the … Read more
By JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order to improve police accountability — a significant but limited action on the second anniversary of George Floyd’s death that reflected the challenges of fighting racism, excessive use of force, and public safety when Congress … Read more
By AARON MORRISON – Associated Press BUFFALO, NY (AP) – Shenaya Ann Washington and a close friend cleared a small patch of grass at the base of a utility pole on Riley Street. They dug a hole in it and planted a red rose seedling in it. Next, they leaned 10 prayer candles against the … Read more
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and MICHAEL BALSAMO – Associated Press BUFFALO, NY (AP) — The 18-year-old white man who fatally shot 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket researched local demographics and arrived a day early to conduct a reconnaissance for the purpose. to kill as many black people as possible, officials said. Sunday. The racially motivated … Read more
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and MICHAEL BALSAMO – Associated Press BUFFALO, NY (AP) — The 18-year-old white man who shot and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had been researching local demographics while looking for places with high concentrations of black residents, arriving there at least a day in advance to conduct a reconnaissance, law … Read more
By BRUCE SCHREINER – Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday urged Tennessee State University graduates to apply their leadership skills to help meet the multitude of challenges posed by an unstable world. In his undergraduate commencement speech at the historically black University of Nashville, Harris said the class of 2022 is “on the … Read more
By BRIAN MELLEY – Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of a black woman who died hours after giving birth in 2016 sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Hospital on Wednesday, saying she bled to death because of a culture of racism in the famous medical center in Los Angeles. Charles Johnson IV said he discovered … Read more