Joseph McNeil, one of four North Carolina college students whose occupation of a racially segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter 65 years ago helped spark nonviolent civil rights sit-in protests across the South, died Thursday, his university said. He was 83. McNeil, who later became a two-star general, was one of four freshmen at North Carolina A&T
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By Tessa Langston Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos kicked off the new school year by ushering in over a million New York City public school students, and by marking the occasion with a bit of ceremonial ribbon-cutting at the first historically Black college and university (HBCU) Early College Prep High School in Queens,
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By Phil Helsel Immigration and Customs Enforcement is launching an operation in Chicago targeting undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday — a decision long rumored and opposed by local officials. DHS said the ICE effort is called “Operation Midway Blitz” and blamed so-called sanctuary policies in Chicago and Illinois.
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By Lawrence Hurley The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow the government to withhold $4 billion of spending on foreign aid that was approved by Congress. The move came in response to a federal judge’s ruling last week that requires the administration to spend the funds despite President Donald Trump notifying Congress
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