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New solo version of Aretha song about race, faith released

New solo version of Aretha song about race, faith released

NEW YORK — A never-before-heard solo version of the late Aretha Franklin’s riveting and powerful collaboration with Mary J. Blige about faith and race, 2006’s “Never Gonna Break My Faith,” has arrived on Juneteenth.
How black history is taught in schools faces new scrutiny

How black history is taught in schools faces new scrutiny

OKLAHOMA CITY — For decades, when it was discussed at all, the killing of hundreds of people in a prosperous black business district nearly a century ago was referred to as the Tulsa race riot.
AP Explains: Juneteenth marks day last enslaved people freed

AP Explains: Juneteenth marks day last enslaved people freed

Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free 155 years ago. Now, with support growing for the racial justice movement, 2020 may be remembered as the year the holiday reached a new level of recognition.
Curtains for Camelot: Last Kennedy sibling's death ends era

Curtains for Camelot: Last Kennedy sibling's death ends era

BOSTON — Camelot's inner circle is just about gone — though its spirit, some say, is very much alive. Wednesday's death of Jean Kennedy Smith, an acclaimed former U.S. ambassador to Ireland and the last surviving sibling of President John F.
Raven-Symoné posts wedding photos, 'I love you' to new wife

Raven-Symoné posts wedding photos, 'I love you' to new wife

LOS ANGELES — Raven-Symoné says she’s single no longer.
Billie Eilish gets 3-year restraining order for trespasser

Billie Eilish gets 3-year restraining order for trespasser

LOS ANGELES — A judge has extended to three years a restraining order taken out by Billie Eilish against a man who repeatedly appeared at her Los Angeles home.
Denying marriage claim, justices OK James Brown's dying wish

Denying marriage claim, justices OK James Brown's dying wish

COLUMBIA, S.C.
This Father's Day, dads have new respect for duties at home

This Father's Day, dads have new respect for duties at home

NEW YORK — Rahul Gandhi's twin girls were born dangerously premature, with a slim chance they would have normal lives after barely surviving birth eight years ago.
Raven-Symoné posts wedding photos, 'I love you' to new wife

Raven-Symoné posts wedding photos, 'I love you' to new wife

LOS ANGELES — Raven-Symoné says she’s single no longer.
Hollywood says Black Lives Matter, but more diversity needed

Hollywood says Black Lives Matter, but more diversity needed

NEW YORK — As protests erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd, every major entertainment company in Hollywood issued statements of support for the black community.
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