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  Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson as first African-American woman to US Supreme Court

  World | February 25, 2022 22:17 IST

  In 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 | June 25, 2020 23:41 IST

  NASA 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 IST

  The 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 | March 03, 2017 13:34 IST

  Days 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 | June 04, 2016 8:42 IST

  Donald 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 | August 22, 2015 9:21 IST

  Washington:  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 | February 28, 2014 23:47 IST

  Los 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 | November 05, 2012 14:49 IST

  Gainesville, 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.