Harriet Tubman to Replace Former President Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill:By JACKIE CALMES APRIL 20, 2016 WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department will announce on Wednesday afternoon that Harriet Tubman, an African-American who ferried hundreds of slaves to Continue reading →
Students Say Free Speech Is Alive, With One Big Exception:The college campus, long a home to spirited protests and expressions of provocative opinions, can also be home to safe spaces, trigger warnings, news media Continue reading →
The TSA spent $336,000 on a random number generator:If you’ve traveled through the US recently, you might have seen a TSA officer at a security checkpoint holding an iPad and directing people to Continue reading →
Tension endures a year after black man shot by South Carolina officer :The South Carolina city where a white police officer shot dead an unarmed black man one year ago still simmers with racial tension as black Continue reading →
Jay Z: ‘The War on Drugs Is an Epic Fail’:Why are white men poised to get rich doing the same thing African-Americans have been going to prison for? By ASHA BANDELE This short film, narrated by Continue reading →
LinkedIn’s CEO Is Donating His $14 Million Stock Bonus Employees:by Kia Kokalitcheva He’s taking one for the team. Following a 40% plunge in share price earlier this month, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner is donating Continue reading →
Sheriff: Cop who killed Kansas gunman a ‘tremendous hero’ :By ROXANA HEGEMAN and MARIA FISHER, Associated Press HESSTON, Kan. (AP) — A man who stormed into a Kansas factory where he worked and shot Continue reading →
