Search results
Former Delaware state Rep. and Wilmington activist Herman Holloway Jr. dies
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFormer Delaware state Rep. and Wilmington activist Herman M. Holloway Jr. has died. Holloway, who...
Even Martin Luther King Jr. laughed: How Black people coped in the Civil Rights Movement
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor’s note: This article uses era-specific terminology about race which may be offensive to some...
The Key Detail Missing From the Narrative About O.J. and Race
Slate via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhen O.J. Simpson died this week at the age of 76, almost 30 years after being accused of killing...
In death, 3 decades after his trial verdict, O.J. Simpson still reflects America's racial divides
Associated Press via AOL· 2 months agoFor many people old enough to remember O.J. Simpson’s murder trial, his 1995 exoneration was a...
Whatever happened to Iowa State's Veishea? This year marks a decade without the celebration
Gannett via AOL· 2 months agoApril is a time alumni of Iowa State University remember Veishea, the week-long celebration intended...
On This Day, Sept. 28: Earthquake, tsunami kill hundreds in Indonesia
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRescuers and military personnel carry the body bag of a victim through an earthquake-devastated area...
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan dies at 92
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFormer L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan samples wine at one of his restaurants in 2014. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times) Richard J. Riordan, the take-charge...
Could Cincinnati offer Akron a road map forward after Jayland Walker's death?
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTimothy Thomas was shot and killed by Cincinnati police in 2001 when Jayland Walker was 4 years old...
After '92 riots, L.A. bought land in Watts and promised jobs. Now, it's weeds and shanties
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe city of Los Angeles bought a 10-acre property to bring jobs to Watts after the 1992 riots....
Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, has died at 92
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRichard Riordan, a wealthy Republican businessman who served two terms as Los Angeles mayor and...