WEST PALM BEACH — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is looking at ways to make good on his promise to purge the military of “woke”
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First woman to head Southcom steps down, passes baton to first African-American commander
MIAMI — When four-star Army Gen. Laura Richardson became the first woman to lead the U.S. Southern Command three years ago, she inherited all of
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The 44 Percent: FMU aviation museum, marijuana arrests, Haitian art and more
MIAMI — On Sunday, after the San Francisco 49ers beat the Dallas Cowboys as quarterback Brock Purdy was giving an on-camera interview to NBC Sports,
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Slavery reparations: Where do Europe and the United States stand?
LONDON — Discussions on reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism are gaining momentum, with Caribbean and African nations calling on former colonial powers to engage on the
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King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ slavery past as calls for reparations intensify
APIA, Samoa — King Charles said today the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain’s role
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Trinidad is redrawing its coat of arms to remove Columbus’ three famous ships
PORT OF SPAIN (AP) — Officials in Trinidad and Tobago are redrawing the island’s coat of arms for the first time since its creation in
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Trinidad and Tobago reckons with colonialism in a debate on statues, signs and monuments of its past
PORT OF SPAIN (AP) — In a small auditorium in the seaside capital of Trinidad and Tobago, Christopher Columbus and other colonial-era figures came under
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In Miami, a call for Caribbean and African women to rally behind Kamala Harris
MIAMI — Inspired by last month’s zoom call for Black women that raised $1.6 million for Kamala Harris, a Miami organizer hosted a virtual meeting
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Notting Hill Carnival celebrates London’s diversity after racist attacks
LONDON — In 1959, Trinidadian activist Claudia Jones organized a Caribbean carnival in St Pancras Town Hall in London in response to race riots, planting
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Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island
SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor today signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, curls, locs, twists, braids and other hairstyles
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