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Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson as first African-American woman to US Supreme Court
World | Feb 25, 2022, 10:17 PM ISTIn Jackson, Biden delivers on a campaign promise to make the historic appointment and to further diversify a court that was made up entirely of white men for almost two centuries.
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NASA names HQ after Mary Jackson, its first black female engineer
Science | Jun 25, 2020, 11:41 PM ISTNASA has decided to name its headquarters building in Washington, DC, after Mary W. Jackson, the first African-American female engineer at the US space agency.
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New York: Teacher made African-American students act as slaves
World | May 31, 2019, 10:51 AM ISTThe incident happened in two fifth-grade social studies classes at The Chapel School -- a private school in Westchester County -- about 15 miles north of mid-town Manhattan, CNN reported on Thursday.
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Watch: Indian-origin girl faces ‘racial abuse’ on train in New York
World | Mar 03, 2017, 01:34 PM ISTDays after the killing of Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla in an allegedly racially motivated shooting at a Kansas city bar in the United States, another incident of possible “racial abuse” in the US has come into light.
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Donald Trump praises 'my African-American' supporter at rally
World | Jun 04, 2016, 08:42 AM ISTDonald Trump singled out a black supporter at a rally in California on Friday as he sought to demonstrate his support among African-Americans, saying, "Look at my African-American over here!"
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Black youth killed by St. Louis police shot in back
World | Aug 22, 2015, 09:21 AM ISTWashington: A preliminary autopsy on the 18-year-old African American youth killed by St. Louis police showed the cause of death was a single shot to the back, the Missouri city's top police official said.Mansur Ball-Bey's
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African American sues McDonald's for 1.5 million dollar for giving only one napkin
World | Feb 28, 2014, 11:47 PM ISTLos Angeles: A US man sued McDonald's for 1.5 million dollar on the fact that he was given only one napkin with his meal.He claimed he was given one tissue paper when he ordered a
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First black Olympic decathlon winner Milt Campbell dies
Other Sports | Nov 05, 2012, 02:49 PM ISTGainesville, Georgia, Nov 5: Milt Campbell, who became the first African-American to win the Olympic decathlon in 1956 and went on to play pro football and become a motivational speaker, has died, his family said.