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Eunice Hunton Carter: She brought down a fabled Mafia boss

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Eunice Hunton Carter was a social worker and prosecutor whose investigative work in New York City in the 1930s led to what was then the largest prosecution of organized crime in US history. When notorious mob boss Charles “Lucky” Luciano met his downfall, the credit went to the young prosecutor Thomas

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** Embargo Milwaukee WI ** Mahogany Gallery owner Scott Terry sits among books at his business in Racine. Mahogany Gallery is one of a few Black-owned bookstores in Wisconsin.
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Racine is home to one of a handful of Black-owned bookstores in Wisconsin

By RACHEL KUBIK RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — While bookstores around the country are closing as more people are reading online and on devices such as Kindles and Nooks, Wisconsin still has a number of them. In Black History Month 2021, there continue to be only a few Black-owned bookstores in Wisconsin. Racine is

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US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Thousands of Trump supporters, fueled by his spurious claims of voter fraud, are flooding the nation's capital protesting the expected certification of Joe Biden's White House victory by the US Congress. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s second impeachment trial begins Tuesday

By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins in the Senate on Tuesday, where senators will be confronted with the violent events of the January 6 riots and whether Trump is culpable for inciting the insurrectionists that attacked the Capitol and placed their lives

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New Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Lisa Herring speaks after she was sworn in during a ceremony at Atlanta Public Schools Headquarters in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Lisa Herring called it a time of hope but also anxiety as she was sworn in Wednesday as Atlanta Public Schools superintendent. The event was closed to the public because of the coronavirus, but viewers could watch it on the district's Facebook page. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Atlanta school system considers mandatory summer school for kids who fell behind due to coronavirus

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Atlanta Public Schools is considering mandatory summer school aimed at helping students who suffered setbacks in their learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a top district official. The plan, proposed February 1 at an Atlanta Board of Education meeting, has not been decided upon yet, but would focus on the

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The Supremes (left to right, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross) pose with their cameras as they arrive at London Airport.

Mary Wilson, a founding member of ‘The Supremes,’ has died

By Joe Sutton and Hollie Silverman, CNN Mary Wilson, a founding member of “The Supremes” has died at the age of 76, her publicist told CNN. Wilson “passed away suddenly this evening,” according to a statement from her longtime friend and publicist, Jay Schwartz. The singer was at her home in Henderson, Nevada. She is

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National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman reads her work, "An American Lyric," at the inaugural reading of Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, September 13, 2017. Photo by Shawn Miller.

Amanda Gorman, fresh off her stunning appearance at President Biden’s inauguration, will recite an original poem at Super Bowl LV in Tampa

By Brandon Griggs, CNN Poetry and football. Two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence. One is a lyrical, niche art form. The other is a violent, mass-consumed sport. There’s something discordant about putting them together, like a mash-up gone wrong or two mismatched people on a bad date. And yet Amanda Gorman,

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Snow covers the ground on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Winter Storm Orlena will snarl travel in the Northeast into Monday night as it brings heavy snow and strong winds from parts of New England to the northern mid-Atlantic. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Democrats to unveil $3,000 child benefit as part of Biden relief package

By Daniella Diaz and Tami Luhby, CNN House Democratic leaders will unveil legislation Monday that would give millions of families at least $3,000 per child, advancing a key provision in President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package. Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee Richard Neal, who is leading the crafting of the legislation

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Josh Gibson is a former Negro Leagues star that is credited with hitting almost 800 home runs over his 17-year career and was such a fearsome hitter that many fans called him the "black Babe Ruth."
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Josh Gibson was one of the most dominant sluggers in baseball history

By Amir Vera Although racism and fate kept him from the major leagues, Josh Gibson was one of the most dominant sluggers in baseball history. The former Negro Leagues star is credited with hitting almost 800 home runs over his 17-year career and was such a fearsome hitter that many fans called him the “black

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