The Remarkable Journey of Robert Louis Durrah, Jr.:
Robert Louis Durrah, Jr., originally named Paul Washington, was born in the District of Columbia on August 4, 1957. His adoptive parents, Daisy Mae and Louis Durrah, renamed him to…
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CMG December Book Of The Month Staking a Claim: Jake Simmons, Jr. and the Making of An African-American Oil Dynasty
From the post-Reconstruction period to the modern civil rights era, nearly a century of state-sanctioned economic subjugation created what many regard as a permanent black underclass in America. What would…
Trump has taken few steps to disentangle from private empire
By JULIE BYKOWICZ and CHAD DAY President-elect Donald Trump pledged to step away from his family-owned international real estate development, property management and licensing business before taking office Jan. 20.…
26 civilians, 2 US troops dead after Afghan raid on Taliban
By JON GAMBRELL and AMIR SHAH U.S. and Afghan forces came under fire on Thursday while targeting senior Taliban commanders during a joint operation in northern Kunduz province, calling in…
Union launches boycott of Trump companies amid Vegas dispute
By MICHELLE RINDELS Union members are calling on the public to boycott Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s businesses nationwide because he isn’t negotiating a contract with the more than 500…
US, Russia seal Syria cease-fire, new military partnership
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and JAMEY KEATEN The United States and Russia working in lockstep against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria. A rejuvenated truce that will compel…
Kerry: Progress with Russia on Syria despite military doubts
By ROBERT BURNS and MATTHEW LEE U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said progress is being made with Russia on a potential military partnership that could strengthen a faltering truce…
FBI head to face Congress over Clinton email investigation
By ERIC TUCKER and MATTHEW DALY FBI Director James Comey is set to make his first appearance before Congress since announcing the agency’s recommendation to not prosecute Hillary Clinton over…