Tag: U.S. News & World Report

  • An isolated pocket of African American families flourished for a time in Maine, and now their descendants are discovering their past.

  • Historic recognition: Washington’s family tree is biracial U.S. News & World Report 2016-09-17 Matthew Barakat, Northern Virginia Correspondent The Associated Press ZSun-nee Miller-Matema poses for a portrait at Mount Vernon, the plantation home of former U.S. President George Washington, in Alexandria, Va., on Monday, July 18, 2016. Miller-Matema is a descendent of Caroline Branham, one…

  • UNLV President Len Jessup says keep Rebel nickname; research concludes no roots in Confederacy U.S. News & World Report 2015-11-30 Michelle Rindels, Politics Reporter The Associated Press FILE – In this Feb. 1, 2014, file photo, UNLV mascot Hey Reb warms up the crowd before an NCAA college basketball game in Las Vegas. UNLV President…

  • The Police, Immigration and the Racial Divide U.S. News & World Report 2015-01-07 Brad Bannon, President Bannon Communications Research Polls on the police treatment of minorities and public approval of Obamacare reflect the ongoing racial split in this country. Sadly, everything old is new again in race relations in America. Tuesday the headquarters of the…

  • Rep. Mike Honda: Obama is First Asian-American President U.S. News & World Report 2012-09-05 Lauren Fox, Political Reporter The details of Bill Clinton’s youth, along with a number of his hobbies while in the White House, often led some people to call Clinton “America’s first black president.” Now that the country’s actual first black president…