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Gov. Kay Ivey said it would have been "unjust" to execute Charles "Sonny" Burton, who will now serve life without parole.

Family members and longtime allies held a private memorial at Rainbow PUSH headquarters after a high-profile public tribute honoring the civil rights leader.

Unless Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey intervenes, Charles "Sonny" Burton, 75, will be executed Thursday.

A Hunter College professor's remarks during a Manhattan school meeting sparked outrage and prompted a university investigation.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned "the racist outburst" made at a public school meeting this month.

Madrid's star forward Vinicius Júnior said a Benfica player directed a racist slur at him during their Champions League match.

Jackson was a key figure of the movement whose activism spanned decades and included prominent work alongside Martin Luther King Jr.

Activists, public figures and the country's most prominent politicians commemorated Jackson, the civil rights pioneer, Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate.

The veteran bobsledder finally became an Olympic gold medalist on Monday. But to Meyers Taylor, the most special prize is sharing the moment with her kids.

In the latest turn of events, a federal judge ruled panels about people George Washington enslaved were wrongly removed at an exhibit in Philadelphia.

Taylor, the most decorated female bobsledder of all time, says the only people to whom she has anything left to prove are her two sons.