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The decision does not automatically mean the plaque can be removed - as permission needs to be given by those who own the monument.

ATLANTA — A former Atlanta fire chief, fired eight years ago over his self-published book that likened homosexuality to bestiality, spoke to a group of state government workers Monday for Black History Month. During the meandering speech, Kelvin Cochran said it was God’s plan to bring Africans to America as…

Practice of taking over people’s homes should be included in an overhaul of the Modern Slavery Act, say MPs

One is anti-abortion and pro-guns. The other is pro-choice and thinks ‘war tools’ shouldn’t be in the hands of the public. Could they agree to disagree?

Japanese American activists in their 70s and 80s are fighting for Black reparations as more U.S. cities take up atonement for slavery and discrimination

Nevada voters will decide whether to abolish slavery and involuntary servitude as a form of criminal punishment from the state constitution on the 2024 ballot, part of a growing push among some states to scrub outdated, century-old language

The building is currently up for sale

NBC's Andrea Mitchell said she was "imprecise" in saying DeSantis thinks "slavery should not be taught" in schools

Comes after Mitchell asked Kamala Harris about the Florida governor’s policies on teaching Black history