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Assata Shakur Dies in Havana at 78, Cuba Confirms

Cuban officials, along with her daughter, confirm the longtime U.S. fugitive died from health issues in the capital.

Assata Shakur Dies in Havana at 78, Cuba Confirms

Boston Dedicates Rebuilt North Washington Street Bridge as the William Felton “Bill” Russell Bridge

Maryland Lawmakers Tour Forgotten Cemetery for Black Boys, Pledge Restoration and Probe

Boston Pays $150,000 to Two Men Wrongly Linked to 1989 Stuart Murder

Court Theatre’s Revival of ‘Big White Fog’ Draws Strong Reviews

Bronze Sculpture Installed at Original Oklahoma City Sit-In Site to Anchor Clara Luper Plaza

Moody Foundation Gives Huston-Tillotson University $150 Million, Largest Single Gift to an HBCU

Birmingham Marks 62nd Anniversary of 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing

Earl S. Richardson, Transformational Morgan State President, Dies at 81

California Lawmakers Send Lineage-Based College Admissions Bill to Newsom in Reparations Push

Kaine Uses Op-Ed to Clarify Stand: Rights Are Secured by Law, Not Divine Decree

Texas Firefighter’s Family Expecting First Girl in 108 Years

Chicago Unveils Honorary Street at Site of 1969 Killing of Black Panther Leader Fred Hampton

At Venice, Poitras’ Cover-Up Profiles Sy Hersh—and His Warning About Trump

Charges Filed After Flag-Burning Protest Near White House as Trump Order Drives Strategy

On Emmett Till’s 70th Anniversary, Mississippi Museum Displays Authenticated Pistol Tied to His Lynching

Five Years After His Death, Tributes Revisit Chadwick Boseman’s Enduring Impact

White House Targets Smithsonian Content With Public List as 120-Day Rewrite Order Faces Growing Pushback

Women’s Equality Day Marks 102nd Anniversary With Calls for Corporate Action on Gender Gaps