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When I think about what we can learn from the Selma marches, the single most important advice I give is to listen to others.

Before 1619, enslaved landed in Florida. In 1738, their descendants founded the country’s first free Black settlement, Fort ...

Andre Holland In 'The Actor', 'The Last Supper' with EP Chris Tomlin, 'The 4 Rascals' from Vietnam and documentary 'October 8'.

As Easter quickly approaches, a new biblical drama, The Last Supper, is hitting theaters nationwide. The film is brought to ...

The Nando's South African PERi-PERi chicken chain is also a huge collector of contemporary African art. See an exhibit at ...

Pall-bearers carry the casket containing the remains of Namibia's founding president Sam Nujoma during his state funeral at Heroes' Acre in Windhoek, Namibia, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo ...

Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Nujoma was the last of a generation of African leaders who led their countries out of colonial or white minority rule that included South Africa’s Nelson Mandela, Mozambique’s Samora Machel ...

Payday was supposed to be last Wednesday, Parks said. Parks said he wasn't scheduled to work Thursday, but when he learned about the sign on the door, "Due to the unimaginable, The Esquire Supper Club ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased the most in five months last week, but the underlying trend in claims remained consistent with a steadily ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits last week jumps to 242,000, a three-month high. A CT city faced murders, robberies, car thefts and more. The steps it took ...