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Morehouse professor Nathan Alexander goes viral for carrying student's child so he could take notes during lecture. (Nick Vaughn/Facebook)

Morehouse professor goes viral after carrying student’s baby during lecture

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In this photo taken and released by the Chicago Police Dept., Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, R&B singer R. Kelly is photographed during booking at a police station in Chicago, Il.. (Chicago Police Dept. via AP)

R. Kelly Backlash: Bomb threats called in to daycare owned by woman who bailed out singer

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These 20 women are showing off their Black Girl Power and exploding onto the scene.

Black Girl Power: 20 Millennial Black women making major moves

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Students protest racism at another Brooklyn private school

Students at Mary McDowell Friends School in Brooklyn Heights staged a protest in February in an effort to fight against […]
/ March 4, 2019
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Husband and stepdaughter nabbed for the murder of Jacquelyn Smith

The husband and stepdaughter of a Baltimore woman that was fatally stabbed in December have both been charged in her death.
/ March 3, 2019
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Presidential hopefuls commemorate 54th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”

To commemorate the 1965 civil rights march, politicians and civil rights leaders gathered in Selma Alabama remember the horrors of “Bloody Sunday.”
/ March 3, 2019
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Republicans have big plans to woo Black voters in 2020 presidential race

The Republican National Committee is aiming to win over Black voters ahead of the 2020 presidential campaign season by doing outreach.
/ March 3, 2019
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Rep. Ilhan Omar is compared to 9/11 terrorists at a West VA GOP event

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar found herself on an anti-Muslim poster at the West Virginia GOP’s “Republicans Take the Rotunda” event on Friday.
/ March 3, 2019
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“Voice” Singer Janice Freeman has died at age 33 from apparent blood clot

The jaw dropping contestant from the 13th season of The Voice, Janice Freeman, died Saturday from an apparent blood clot.
/ March 3, 2019
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White preteen faces first-degree child abuse for allegedly killing Black baby

An 11-year-old white girl is facing first-degree child abuse for allegedly assaulting a 1-year-old boy, causing him to die from several brutal injuries.
/ March 3, 2019