Discover 21 influential Black leaders who changed history through activism, politics, education, science and justice.

As this week’s deadline looms for a report ordered by President Donald Trump, many Lumbee people believe the federal government is on the cusp of righting a wrong Congress made 69 years ago.

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(AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced a plan on Monday to give Black men more economic opportunities ... Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world ...

While Trump has signed an executive order pledging to promote “excellence and innovation” at historically Black colleges ... “We embrace the history of our country — the good, the bad, and the ugly.” ...

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California's next governor will inherit its housing shortage, homelessness, poverty, uncertain water supply, educational deficiencies and budget deficits.