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Military veterans Manuel and Geiszel Godoy create Black Sands Entertainment to empower African-American youth through comic books and graphic novels.

Students at the University of Alabama and others in Virginia, Texas and South Carolina got a text message on Wednesday letting them know they were selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.

New Orleans actor, philanthropist Wendell Pierce has been named to a prestigious list. Pierce is No. 26 on The Root 100 list.

The child of farmworkers, Jose Lott, came to Sacramento 40 years ago and was mentored by legendary Chicano muralists. Today, ...

With Donald Trump in the White House and Republicans controlling the Senate, an increase in book bans is a serious threat.

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Another former employee of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office spoke Tuesday about why she is now coming forward about ...