Kaepernick recognizes protest anniversary

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick — who became a lightning rod in 2016 when he refused to stand during the National Anthem to protest the police shootings of black men and other social injustices faced by African Americans — recognized the three-year anniversary […]

Trump links China trade deal to ‘humane’ Hong Kong resolution

  American President Donald Trump on Wednesday linked a U.S.-China trade deal to Beijing treating Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters “humanely” and suggested he should meet face-to-face with President Xi Jinping. “Of course China wants to make a deal,” Trump tweeted. “Let them work humanely with Hong Kong first!” […]

NC Historic Marker To Honor African American Tennis Club

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A tennis club for African American players that hosted International Tennis Hall of Famers Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe is being honored with a historic marker. The marker will be dedicated Thursday at the site where the Algonquin Tennis Club was […]