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As protests against police violence against Black Americans spark larger discussions about racism, an idea long relegated to the political fringes -- reparations for slavery and the discrimination that followed -- is going more mainstream. President Joe Biden supports studying whether reparations might help close racial wealth, educational and health disparities in the U.S. The issue also has traction in the U.K., where financial institutions have wrestled with the ways they benefited from slave

As reparations bill moves in House, should Biden issue US apology for slavery? EXCLUSIVE: The quest toward reparations for slavery gains steam as Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives push H.R.40. through committee U.S. House Judiciary Committee take another historic step closer to considering the legacy bill, H.R. 40, on the House floor. On Wednesday, the committee is set to vote on the legislation that, if passed, would establish the first commission to study a case for reparations ...

"Storming Fort Wagner, 1890, Library of Congress On this day in 1861 at 4:30 am, Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter, sparking the United States Civil War. Today marks the 160th anniversary of that fateful morning and its world-shaking aftershocks. Seizing Freedom, a podcast by VPM and Witness Docs, tells the story of the Civil War by centering African Americans voices. On this anniversary, learn about lesser celebrated figures of the war and Reconstruction and their role in the fight for s...

Fact check: Hillary Clinton was not arrested by Navy SEALs acting on Trumps order Rick Rouan, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT The claim: U.S. Navy SEALs acting under the direction of former President Donald Trump arrested former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton © Patrick Semansky, AP Donald Trump and Hillary Rodham Clinton in a 2016 debate. Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is the target of a conspiracy theory that claims she was arrested in New York by...

DuCharme was appointed as the Eastern District’s acting chief federal law enforcement officer in July 2020 by then-U.S. Attorney General William Barr.

5 Minute listening: The Happiest Place on Earth 0:03am, 3 Mar, 2021 Listen to the audio and answer the questions. expand 18 Apr, 2021 18 Apr, 2021 18 Apr, 2021 17 Apr, 2021 17 Apr, 2021 17 Apr, 2021 Script: Voice 1:  If you ask anybody who goes to Walt Disney World, “Who is Joe Potter?”, they probably wouldn’t have an answer. But without him, there the happiest place on Earth wouldn’t exist. Voice 2: Born in 1905, General William “Joe” Potter was the force that turned a swampy Flo...

Major General William J. Walker said top brass made him jump through bureaucratic hoops and took a shocking 3 hours and 19 minutes to grant permission to help outnumbered Capitol Police as a pro-Trump mob stormed through the citadel of American democracy.

Major General William J. Walker said top brass made him jump through bureaucratic hoops and took a shocking 3 hours and 19 minutes to grant permission to help outnumbered Capitol Police as a pro-Trump mob stormed through the citadel of American democracy.

LINVILLE — Throughout the history of Avery County, there has been a handful of influential individuals who have left behind legacies that will benefit generations to come. Among these people

Mar 01, 2021 More than 170 Legionnaires gathered virtually on the first day of The American Legion’s annual Washington Conference for the National Security Commission meeting. National Security Commission Chairman Steve Brennan of Maryland opened the meeting by acknowledging the difficulties of not being able to convene in-person this year. “This year is definitely a challenge because of the restrictions COVID brought upon us,” he said. “Despite this being virtual, please understand t...