African Americans

Racial or ethnic group in the United States with African ancestry

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African Americans are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa. The term African American generally denotes descendants of enslaved black people who are from the United States, while some recent black immigrants or their children may also come to identify as African-American or may identify differently.

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Philadelphia police to boost presence following shooting [NFA] Philadelphia will deploy additional police officers and has asked surrounding regions for law enforcement support as it braces for further unrest on Tuesday sparked by the police killing of a.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:29Published 3 days ago

Pope names first African-American as new cardinal Pope Francis named 13 new Roman Catholic cardinals on Sunday (October 25) including Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington D.C., who will become the first African-American to hold the rank. Ciara Lee.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:48Published 5 days ago

Final debate a chance for Trump to reset race [NFA] Thursday night's face-off may be one of Republican President Donald Trump's last opportunities to sway voters ahead of an election in which polls show him trailing Democratic challenger Joe.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:09Published 1 week ago

Howard alumni eager to see Harris in first debate [NFA] Fellow Howard University alumnae beam with pride as they discuss Senator Kamala Harris and her historic rise in American politics as she prepares for a high-stakes debate against Vice President.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:27Published 3 weeks ago

Howard alum eager to see Harris in first debate [NFA] Fellow Howard University alumnae beam with pride as they discuss Senator Kamala Harris and her historic rise in American politics as she prepares for a high-stakes debate against Vice President.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:27Published 3 weeks ago

Trump strategy data leak targets Joe Biden Last night Channel 4 News revealed Donald Trump's strategy to deter millions of Black Americans from voting for Hillary Clinton. Tonight, how white voters are being targeted to be terrified of Joe.. Credit: ODN Duration: 03:24Published on September 29, 2020

Louisville anti-racism protesters defy curfew [NFA] Demonstrators decried a grand jury decision not to charge three officers for killing Breonna Taylor, marching through the streets of Louisville despite a curfew. This report produced by Zachary.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:02Published on September 25, 2020

Cries of 'Breonna Taylor!' from coast to coast [NFA] Activists chanted Taylor's name on the streets of Louisville, New York City, Pittsburgh and Oakland, after a grand jury declined to charge police officers for killing the African-American.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:10Published on September 24, 2020

Biden says Black turnout key to winning election [NFA] Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday said Black turnout was the linchpin to his hopes of winning the White House in November and said African Americans would only achieve.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:13Published on September 23, 2020

Black Americans Don't Invest As Much As Whites Do, And The Reasons Are Complex While the investing gap between black and white Americans is narrowing, it's still significant. What's more, there is no one single reason for discrepancy. In 2015, 67% of black households earning.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:42Published on September 20, 2020

The Black Republican Trump Called 'My African-American' Is Trump's No Longer In June, 2016, Gregory Cheadle attended a rally by then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in Redding, California. Cheadle stood out as a Black Republican, and even more so since Trump referred to him.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:40Published on September 12, 2020

Regina King makes history at the Venice Film Festival The Oscar-winning actress became the first African-American woman to direct a film selected for the festival. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:06Published on September 11, 2020

Halle Berry Calls Historic Oscar Win A Heartbreak Halle Berry made history when she became the first African American to win the best actress Oscar. This was in 2002 for her role in "Monster's Ball", reports CNN. Since then, things haven't exactly.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:36Published on September 11, 2020

Sculptor honors black trailblazers to 'educate' Empty pedestals, where statues of Confederate soldiers once stood, have stirred debate over who and what should replace them. Black sculptors and historians hope the aftermath will give communities.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:08Published on September 9, 2020

Sunday protests remain mostly calm after nightfall Protests continued Sunday night across the United States but the flare-ups in violence and police clashes were largely absent, though 15 protesters were arrested in Portland. Conway G. Gittens reports. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:28Published on September 7, 2020

Bodycam released of DC police shooting Black man Video shows the shooting of young Black man Deon Kay, which had sparked protests in the area. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 00:50Published on September 5, 2020

Local man honors hero with flag run Local man honors hero with flag run Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 00:27Published on September 3, 2020

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Kushner, Employing Racist Stereotype, Questions if Black Americans ‘Want to Be Successful’ In a “Fox & Friends” interview, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser also criticized protesters as more concerned with what he called “virtue signaling” than in coming up with.. NYTimes.com - Published 4 days ago
Jared Kushner criticized after saying Black Americans need to 'want to be successful' White House adviser Jared Kushner is criticized after saying President Donald Trump can't help Black Americans if they don't want to succeed. USATODAY.com - Published 4 days agoAlso reported by •CBS News
Pope Francis Appoints First African American Cardinal, Wilton Gregory Winston Gregory made history last year as Washington D.C.’s first African American Archbishop. This year he is making history as America’s first Black cardinal.... WorldNews - Published 4 days agoAlso reported by •CBS News
Washington archbishop becomes first Black American cardinal Pope Francis announced on Sunday that Wilton Gregory is the newest member of the College of Cardinals, becoming the first ever Black American cardinal. CBSN's Lana Zak reports. CBS News - Published 5 days ago

Wilton Gregory: Pope Francis names first African-American cardinal Wilton Gregory, Washington DC's archbishop, is among 13 new cardinals to be nominated. BBC News - Published 5 days ago
Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who slammed Trump visit in June, to become first African American cardinal Wilton Gregory would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red cap. USATODAY.com - Published 5 days ago
Black Passenger Arrested For Not Showing ID During Traffic Stop An African-American man was arrested Friday because he refused to show cops his ID during a traffic stop in which he was a passenger ... and wait till you see how cops manhandled him. The guy's name is.. TMZ.com - Published 6 days ago	Under Donald Trump, Black Americans continue to trail whites in employment, home ownership Donald Trump boasts he's the best president for Black Americans since Abe Lincoln. But are Black lives really better under his administration? USATODAY.com - Published 1 week ago
Channing Dungey Named Chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group One of the top African American executives in Hollywood, Channing Dungey, was named chairman of the Warner Bros. Television Group on Monday. She will replace Peter Roth who is stepping down early next.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago	Overlooked No More: Eleanor Flexner, Pioneering Feminist in an Anti-Feminist Age “Century of Struggle,” her 1959 history of the women’s rights movement, uncovered previously ignored narratives, like the contributions of African-American women. NYTimes.com - Published 2 weeks ago
Twitter suspends fake pro-Trump African-American accounts Twitter Inc on Tuesday said it had suspended a number of accounts that claimed to be owned by Black supporters of President Donald Trump and his re-election campaign, saying the accounts broke its.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago	Lindsey Graham in debate forum: Black people can go anywhere in South Carolina if they're 'not liberal' "I can say without any doubt, you can be an African American and go to the Senate, you just have to share the values of our state," Graham said. USATODAY.com - Published 3 weeks ago
How the outlawed practice of redlining is still hurting Black Americans "I think you see it in every city in America," Atlanta councilman Amir Farokhi said. "This is where the basis of segregated neighborhoods remains to this day." CBS News - Published 3 weeks ago	Black Voters weigh Harris' VP debate debut African American voters on both sides of the political isle are weighing in on Sen. Kamala Harris debate debut, as she made history as the first Black woman to stand on a vice presidential debate.. USATODAY.com - Published 3 weeks ago
'I Won't Be Used as a Guinea Pig for White People' Mistrust of vaccines runs deep in African-American communities. Against formidable odds, Father Paul Abernathy and his teams are trying to convince residents of Pittsburgh’s historic Black.. NYTimes.com - Published 3 weeks ago	The Trump-Biden Debate And Reassessing Why Clinton Lost In 2016 Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling Many observers dismissed the role of race in 2016 by arguing that President Barack Obama’s voters could not have had unfavorable views of racial.. WorldNews - Published on October 2, 2020
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Donald Trump launches blistering attack on the Black Lives Matter movement Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on the Black Lives Matter movement as he courted African American voters in Atlanta. “It is... WorldNews - Published on September 25, 2020	Study: US economy lost $16 trillion due to discrimination against Blacks As it turns out, racism is expensive, a new study shows Ongoing protests sparked by the death of George Floyd have reignited a national discussion around the systemic racial discrimination in the.. WorldNews - Published on September 25, 2020
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Christian Cooper addresses systemic bias in new comic book In "It's a Bird," a Black teen bird watcher sees African Americans who have been killed by police through an old pair of binoculars. CBS News - Published on September 17, 2020	Black voter confronts Trump on "MAGA" slogan "When has America been great for African Americans in the ghetto of America?" Pastor Carl Day asked. CBS News - Published on September 16, 2020
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African Americans

Racial or ethnic group in the United States with African ancestry

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