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The US state of Missouri on Tuesday executed death row inmate Marcellus Williams for the 1998 murder of a woman, even though the prosecutor's office that secured his murder conviction 21 years ago expressed doubts about the integrity of the case. The victim's family had pleaded with authorities to spare…

Marcellus Williams is set to be executed on Sept. 24 for a 1998 murder that prosecutors say he did not commit

President Biden designates Springfield Massacre site as national monument, acknowledging dark chapter in American history.

President Biden to designate national monument at 1908 Springfield race riot site, recognizing civil rights history and confronting racial violence.

President Joe Biden is expected to sign a proclamation designating a national monument in Springfield, Illinois, at the site of a 1908 race riot that later fueled the formation of the NAACP

The photo drew heavy criticism online. The local branch of the NAACP expressed its "profound disappointment."

Leaders of the Missouri NAACP and other organizations say politics and racism are behind the state attorney general’s effort to keep a wrongly convicted man locked up, more than a week after a judge overturned the murder conviction 34 years ago

Republican national convention described as ‘the happiest place on Earth’ as Democrats fight and Biden gets Covid

Two recent Supreme Court rulings on congressional redistricting will have starkly different consequences for Black voters in the 2024 election.