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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Devon Henry paced in nervous anticipation, because this was a project like nothing he’d ever done. He wore the usual hard hat — and a bulletproof vest. An accomplished Black businessman, Henry took on a job the city says others were unwilling to do: lead contractor for the now-completed removal of […]

Crews took down a Confederate statue from a northern Alabama courthouse overnight Friday, following renewed calls for its removal after the police killing of George Floyd in May.

The Black Lives Matter movement isn’t named in any of the 120 statewide ballot measures up for a vote on Nov. 3. But this year’s nationwide protests over police brutality and racial injustice are major factors in the campaigns in several states for measures with distinctive racial themes.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag selected a final design to be included for a vote on the November 3 ballot. The vote was 8-1 in favor of the “New Magnolia Flag” over the “Great River Flag.” The commissioners submitted the design to the governor and the legislature as […]

JACKSON, Miss. — The flag committee in Mississippi decided Wednesday on the final design to put on the ballot in November. Mississippi is getting a new state flag and is retiring the old confederate battle emblem. Over the last several years, there has been an ongoing debate about changing the state flag, now it is […]

A commission is choosing a single proposal to replace a state flag that Mississippi retired because the old banner had the Confederate battle emblem that was widely seen as racist.

Raised in poverty in New Orleans, Perry dropped out of high school and went through a period of homelessness as he struggled as a playwright. Those plays turned him into a star and launched a career that would eventually lead him to become a media mogul and first African American to independently own a studio.

The DCFACES review, which began after the May police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, identified a number of past US presidents, including Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, as figures who should not have public buildings or parks named for them.

(CNN) — The late Chadwick Boseman was known as a hero, both on and off the screen. Now, thousands of people want to honor him like one, by replacing a Confederate memorial with a statue of the actor. Boseman, known for his leading roles in the hallmark film “Black Panther,” as well as “42,” “Marshall” […]

OXFORD, Miss. — The entire University of Mississippi football team walked out of practice Friday morning, protesting police brutality in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. Holding signs that call for an end to police brutality, players and coaches marched to the courthouse in Oxford, where they gathered at the […]

Weekdays at 11:30 a.m. EST, Newsfeed Now will be streaming the top stories in the U.S. utilizing our newsrooms across the country. If you miss the live report, you’ll be able to see a replay minutes after the stream ends. LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Laura unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of […]