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September 4, 2016
Donald Trump is reaching out to the black community in hopes of gaining some more votes come November. He spoke…
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September 4, 2016
Beyoncé had a birthday weekend we would all get excited about. She and her daughter, Blue Ivy, joined Michelle Obama…
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September 4, 2016
After being caught on video yanking a suspect’s dreadlocks while repeatedly punching him in the head, an Iowa police officer…
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September 3, 2016
The South Carolina police officer who dragged a young black girl over her desk only to throw her to the…
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September 3, 2016
According to Chris Brown’s lawyer, Mark Geragos, Friday, police were unable to find any guns or diamond cross jewelry in…
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September 3, 2016
Oregon authorities are looking into whether or not the death of a black teen was a hate crime. He was…
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September 3, 2016
An unnamed motorist called out “The ni**ers are coming, the ni**ers are coming!” to a black actor filming a commercial…
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September 3, 2016
According to some reports, it was Colin Kaepernick’s Muslim girlfriend that inspired the 49ers quarterback to sit out the national…
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September 2, 2016
First Lady Michelle Obama gave a lot of Howard University freshmen a welcome to college they’ll probably never forget. As they gathered in the…
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September 2, 2016
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabrielle Union says she cannot take lightly rape allegations against Nate Parker, who directed her in…
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September 2, 2016
Dwyane Wade lashed out against Chicago's gun laws, calling them weak and saying he has urged city officials in his…
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September 2, 2016
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Brock Turner whose six-month sentence for raping an unconscious woman at Stanford University sparked national…
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September 2, 2016
Entertainment Studios, a black-owned multi-media company, can add two instances of alleged racial animus to its suit against Charter according…
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September 2, 2016
Heather Lynn Sebra watched as her son jumped on top of John Thomas and started pummeling him with punches. But when she…
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September 1, 2016
Janelle Monáe has reported that her cousin, Natasha Hays, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Kansas City…
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September 1, 2016
DeShawn Franklin was asleep when three white police officers entered his room and began to punch him in the face.…
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September 1, 2016
An 84-year-old woman was pepper sprayed by police, and the incident was all caught on police body cameras. The incident…
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September 1, 2016
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Two years after Michael Brown's shooting death put a national spotlight on Ferguson police, the suburban…
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September 1, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown University will give preference in admissions to the descendants of slaves owned by the Maryland Jesuits…
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September 1, 2016
ATLANTA (AP) — A grand jury on Wednesday charged a white former Atlanta police officer with felony murder and other…