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September 5, 2017
A 10-day “March to Confront White Supremacy,” is set to conclude on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Activists gathered together to make the 118-mile…
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September 5, 2017
On Saturday, Chance the Rapper held a SocialWorks summit in Chicago where he honored achievements and announced this year’s recipients…
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September 5, 2017
A Georgia school district has apologized after one of its teachers reportedly told students that they could not wear shirts…
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September 5, 2017
The telethon for relief for Hurricane Harvey’s victims, “Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief,” already has some serious…
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September 5, 2017
A black South Carolina lawmaker who has been advocating for the removal of Confederate monuments recently received a threatening email…
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September 5, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama calls President Donald Trump's decision to phase out the so-called DACA program "cruel"…
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September 5, 2017
Kevin Willmott, a professor of film and media studies at Kansas University, teaches class while wearing a bulletproof vest in…
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September 5, 2017
An Atlanta police officer has been put on leave after being accused of running over a man that he allegedly…
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September 5, 2017
On Friday, the Alabama Supreme Court temporarily paused a murder trial involving a white police officer killing a black man...
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September 5, 2017
NEW YORK (AP) — Meghan Markle says she and Prince Harry are "two people who are really happy and in…
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September 5, 2017
During an interview on This Morning with Phillip and Holly, Prince Michael Jackson admitted that he has none of his…
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September 5, 2017
Hurricane Harvey began with raging winds, but its legacy will be water. Seemingly endless, relentlessly insidious water — a staggering…
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September 5, 2017
PHOENIX (AP) — Nationwide protests are expected Tuesday as young immigrants fight to keep Obama-era protections President Donald Trump vows…
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September 4, 2017
Labor Day has some competition from Queen Bey...
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September 4, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, a son of the segregated South who was named after leaders of the Confederacy,…
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September 4, 2017
#BlackBoyJoy Apparel is the name of a new clothing brand that seeks to highlight the black male experience in a…
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September 4, 2017
CLEVELAND (AP) — Members of unions representing Cleveland police officers and paramedics have said they won’t hold a large U.S.…
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September 4, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before he left office in January, President Barack Obama offered his successor accolades and advice in a…
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September 3, 2017
It doesn’t take much to get some people to turn on their friends but most would not go to the…
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September 3, 2017
By all accounts, including the video footage, the head nurse at University of Utah Hospital’s burn unit was calm and…