It shouldn’t be a surprise. Slavery and racism are woven into the history of our country. Even the U.S. Constitution, perhaps the most profound and foresighted political document in human history, required an awkward workaround to deal with slavery—agreeing to count slaves as 3/5ths of a human. It’s impossible to look at that compromise with modern eyes and not be revulsed. It took the bloodiest war in American history to defeat the Confederacy and end slavery....

This landmark case ended one chapter that pushed the issue of race and the police into the international spotlight. The June 2021 sentence issued by the Hennepin county judge Peter Cahill, was a decade-long increase to the State’s recommended sentencing guidance for second-degree murder. Prosecutors successfully argued Derek Chauvin should face harsher sentencing because of a wide range of aggravating factors. So, approximately one year on from Derek Chauvin’s conviction, what has happened since?...

Azra Jafari, an Afghan politician and human rights activist, who was the sole woman co-author of the country’s 2003 constitution and in 2008 became her nation’s first female mayor, has watched all this from exile in the U.S. with growing despair. “We were a working democracy for 20 years and during this 20 years we were hopeful,” she tells Newsweek. “Now, we have nothing. What we worked on for 20 years is reduced to nothing....

Testimony continued Wednesday in Fall River, Mass. The former Patriots tight end is accused of killing the 27-year-old semipro football player in an industrial park near Hernandez’s home. MORE: Hernandez’s fiance granted immunity | Ex-Patriot stressed after murder | Timeline FOX Sports reports the uncle of Hernandez’s fiancee testified that while watching the 2013 NBA Finals, Hernandez made a comment after one of the commercials. “… It was me who said something, first, and it was Aaron, who said ‘My endorsements are gone,’ " said Azia Jenkins, whose niece, Shayanna Jenkins, is engaged to Hernandez....

The Packers quarterback has been one of the most consistent signal-callers in the NFL, earning his second consecutive MVP honors in 2021 at the age of 38 years old. One thing that has changed throughout his 18-year career, however, is his haircut. That’s the case again this season, with Rodgers rocking a new do that many have compared to Tommy Shelby of the BBC drama “Peaky Blinders.” Here’s the first look of Rodgers’ new cut, courtesy of the Packers’ Twitter account:...

To get back to the Super Bowl, Rodgers needs to beat the 49ers in the postseason for the first time. That will not be easy knowing the Packers won a 30-28 thriller in Week 3. That’s going to bring out a career-long narrative involving the future Hall of Fame quarterback. Rodgers is a Chico, Calif., native who grew up rooting for the 49ers, and several of the key narratives about his NFL career with Green Bay have involved San Francisco....

The Green Bay Packers star will take to the podium left vacant by the late Alex Trebek on Monday, April 5. This will make him the fifth guest host of the show since its former host died of pancreatic cancer in November 2020. So far, Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time champion Ken Jennings has hosted. The show’s executive producer (and Pyramid host) Mike Richards will take over from February 22 until March 5)....

The Packers had also selected quarterback Jordan Love in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, so Rodgers felt that signal from the organization confirmed that a split was coming for the two sides. So, he thought, why not accelerate it? “As I felt like, ‘If you can’t commit to me past 2021, and I’m not a part of recruiting process in free agency, if I’m not a part of the future, instead of letting me be a lame-duck quarterback, if you want to take a chance and move forward, then go ahead and do it,’” Rodgers said in a press conference after he returned to the team....

Aaron Rodgers’ offseason drama culminated with an eye-opening press conference and a return to training camp with the Packers (and a new contract). But those who doubted that Rodgers was considering retirement aren’t taking the man’s word for it. Speaking with Dan Le Batard, the Packers quarterback revealed just how close he was to walked away from the game instead of walking onto Lambeau Field for his 14th season as Packers starter:...

SMITH: Did you really start out at A&E running a copy machine? RAVEN: More or less. I had worked in theater and film, and I offered to fill in for somebody who was copying scripts and answering the phone. When I give advice to people starting out in their careers, I always say, “Just get your foot in the door and do the best job you can.” Very often, women graduating college or business school are told not to take a job that’s administrative, but I learned a lot working as an assistant....

Biden blasted former President Donald Trump and other “MAGA Republicans” as a threat to democracy during a fiery speech in Philadelphia on Thursday. The speech, which many Democrats praised as being a sharp rebuke of Trump’s 2020 election fraud claims, further soured the relationship between Republicans and Biden, who has long touted his ability to work with them. “But there’s no question that the Republican Party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans....

“I knew it would eventually happen,” Mares told Sporting News this week ahead of Saturday’s rematch at Staples Center in Los Angeles (10 p.m., Showtime). Mares (31-2-1) and Santa Cruz (34-1-1) delivered a bout that many boxing experts believed was the Fight of the Year in 2015. Neither man gave an inch for 36 minutes on a blistering hot August night. Santa Cruz escaped with a majority decision and the WBA (super) featherweight title....

The man, who was protesting A Woman’s Choice healthcare clinic in Raleigh on Saturday, injured himself after the gun accidentally discharged and struck him in the leg. The Raleigh Police Department confirmed that officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 3300 block of Drake Circle, where the protest against the abortion clinic was taking place. When officers arrived at the scene, they found an adult male suffering from a single gunshot wound, who was then transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries....

Anxiety about America’s communal life largely concerns the intergenerational transmission of poverty in an underclass crippled by family disintegration. The process by which that class reproduces itself severely damages children, and there is no reason to expect the damage to be stopped by a spontaneous regeneration of responsibility, civility and commitment. Furthermore, says UCLA’s Wilson, there is disagreement about whether the problem arises from structural, rational or cultural causes....

The Rossoneri have taken positive steps forward in 2020-21 and are now in the process of planning for the immediate and long-term future. England international Tomori, who linked up with the club during the winter transfer window, forms part of those plans and discussions are taking place regarding the possible reduction of a £26 million ($37m) purchase option. What has been said? Milan legend Baresi, who is now honorary vice-president of the Serie A heavyweights, told Gazzetta dello Sport: “We’ll do everything to sign him on a permanent deal....

It is a common problem that causes symptoms that include pain in the chest after eating which may get worse when lying down, regurgitation, problems swallowing, and the feeling of a “lump” in the throat. Treatment for acid reflux might include making changes to lifestyle and using medications. When acid reflux occurs more than a few times a week, it may be a chronic condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)....

Former sports agent Joel Corry, writing for CBSSports.com , says that even though Fowler had not signed his rookie contract with the Jags, an agreement was drafted up and signed by Fowler, the team and Fowler’s agent to protect him financially during minicamps, offseason workouts and the rookie football development program. MORE: Fowler upbeat after season-ending injury | Broncos lose third-round pick for the season | Manziel has ‘been fantastic’ in camp...

In his first match back, the central midfielder scored twice - his first multi-goal professional game - to help FC Dallas to a 4-0 romp over Arabe Unido in the first leg of the teams’ CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal. MORE: FC Dallas crushes Arabe Unido It all but guarantees FCD passage into the final four of the competition as the club chases the hope of becoming the first MLS team to lift the continental prize in its current format....

The past two hurricane seasons were extraordinarily active, as AccuWeather meteorologists predicted, with the historic 2020 season reaching unprecedented levels and setting a new record for the number of named storms with 30. The 2021 tropical year was almost as prolific with 21 named storms, making it the third most active on record in terms of named systems. It also forced meteorologists to use the entirety of the designated storm name list for the second straight season....