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The Conversation - Left out of GOP debates about "the weaponization" of the federal government is the use of the FBI to spy on civil rights leaders for most of the 20th century. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the targets. As secret FBI documents became declassified, The Conversation U.S. published several articles looking at the details that emerged about King's personal life and how he was considered in

By Kevin A. Young Professor of History, UMass The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in the U.S. based on "race, color, sex, religion, or national origin." Yet, as a historian who studies social movements and political change, I think the law's most important lesson for today's movements is not its content but rather how it was achieved. As firsthand accounts from the era make clear, the movement won

  By: Ms. Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer Cleveland "Chick" Harris, a name that would later echo through the annals of American football, began his life in the heart of Durham, North Carolina, in 1945. Born to teenage parents, Chick's early years were deeply rooted in the close-knit community near downtown Durham. He resided with his mother and aunt, a homeowner, which was a notable achievement for Black women at the

By Kaz Weida, Yahoo Finance If you've ever stared down IRS tax brackets trying to figure out where you fit, you'll notice filing status has an outsized impact on your federal income tax. Your filing status determines not only which tax forms you fill out but also your eligibility for certain tax credits, which tax deductions you can take, and other tax benefits. Let's take a close look at the

NNPA - The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) celebrated a historic milestone with its largest membership ever, as 62 Black lawmakers were sworn in ahead of the 119th United States Congress. Among them were groundbreaking figures, including two Black women Senators and two Black U.S. House members from Alabama serving simultaneously for the first time. Democrats Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware made history as the first

NC NEWSLINE BY: PHILLIP VANCE SMITH, II This story first appeared in Bolts, and is reprinted with permission.  "One doctor said I got two-to-four years left to live," drawled 64-year-old James Davis in a deep southern accent. "Another give me three-to-five. They don't really know. But one thing's for sure: If I don't get out, cancer'll kill me in prison." Davis, a tall white man with wispy brown hair and a chest-length

(AP)-Federal prosecutors told family members Tuesday they will not bring charges in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, closing the books on a lengthy FBI investigation into the white troopers who stunned, punched and dragged Greene on a roadside and allegations of an attempted cover-up by the Louisiana State Police. The U.S. Justice Department informed Greene's family of the decision as officials were also preparing to release

  MarketWatch-The tax season is just around the corner. It's never too early to get started. January is a big month for the letter R, with resolutions, resets and tax returns demanding our attention. While it's undeniably early days, the Internal Revenue Service will tell you it's not too early to think about the income-tax returns for 2024 that will start to come due soon enough. The federal tax collector

NC NEWSLINE - In his college courses at Stanford University, Jehangir Amjad poses a curious question to his students: Was the 1969 moon landing a product of artificial intelligence? It might sound like a work of science fiction, or time travel, he said, but understanding the history of AI answers the question for them. "I would actually argue, yes, a lot of the algorithms that were part of what put

[caption id="attachment_10397" align="alignnone" width="1024"] cinematography class on stage 6[/caption] RALEIGH, N.C. - Film productions across the state generated more than $302 million in direct in-state spending in 2024. This year is the second highest year-end total since 2015, when the state's current film grant program began, and the third highest total since 2000, when the state began offering film incentives to support its film industry. "North Carolina's strong economic recovery