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Emmett Till, Mamie Till-Mobley to be awarded Congressional Gold Medal after unanimous vote

Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley will be posthumously awarded...

Henrietta Lacks’ hometown will build statue of her where Robert E. Lee sculpture once stood

City of Roanoke, Virginia Facebook(ROANOKE, Va.) -- A bronze statue honoring Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose...

Harvard names Claudine Gay as first Black president in nearly 400-year history

Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) -- Claudine Gay will be the first...

This rodeo family is honoring generational legacy and Black cowboy culture

ABC News/GMA(UPPER MARLBORO, Md.) -- The Jackson Family Rodeo Crew is an Upper Marlboro, Maryland, family...

iHeartMedia Atlanta president leaves after appearing to use racial slurs in video

Presley Ann/Getty Images for SHEIN(ATLANTA) -- The president of iHeartMedia Atlanta has left after videos of...

Father of Terrence Woods Jr. still waiting for answers four years after son’s disappearance

Courtesy Terrence Woods(NEW YORK) -- Terrence Woods, Sr. has left his son's room at his Maryland...

Randy Cox, paralyzed following arrest, sues for $100M

David Taludkar/Getty Images(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) -- The man who became paralyzed from the chest down while...

Family of Alabama inmate fears for his life, alleges neglect by prison officials

Courtesy of Lee Merritt, Esq(ELMORE, Ala.) -- When twins Kassie and Kascie Vaughan visited their brother...

Massive mural of Harriet Tubman unveiled in chosen hometown of abolitionist

Courtesy of Arthur Hutchinson(NEW YORK) -- The 'Harriet Tubman: Her Life in Freedom Mural' was unveiled...

Jackson, Mississippi, residents sue officials over water crisis

Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images(JACKSON, Miss.) -- As Jackson, Mississippi, continues efforts to recover...