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Local women media entrepreneurs grieve loss of civil rights activist and news editor Sandy Williams

For 10 years this church was led by Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the first black bishop in South African history. One of the greatest leaders of Black South African liberation, he died on Dec. 26 at the age of 90. 

In honor of American civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., Gonzaga University will host a “Teach-in on Civil Rights in Spokane” on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Dwayne Mack, Ph.D., will present a lecture titled "Black Women in Spokane: Emerging from the Shadows of Jim and Jane Crow," for African American History Month at Whitworth University.

We set out to answer questions like: What is it like to be a biracial person in today’s America? How does biracial identity develop, and what should the rest of us understand in order to not inadvertently trivialize, fetishize or discriminate against biracial people? What does the country think of our kids and families, and how are they reflected in the culture, a half-century after Loving v. Virginia?

Donald Trump’s startling election victory Tuesday night has the organizations representing America's minorities talking of unity, but bracing for war.