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In this Wednesday, June 19, 2019 photo, South Bend Mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg shares a moment with Shirley Newbill, mother of Eric Logan, during a gun violence memorial at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)

Indiana police officer who fatally shot Black man steps down

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LAPD praised Nipsey Hussle as a peacemaker while investigating his Marathon Clothing store at the same time

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Eric Garner placed in a chokehold by NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo (Video still/ Ramsey Orta/YouTube)

Breaking News: Eric Garner’s chokehold death will not lead to federal charges for NYPD officer

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Lil Nas X riding high as ‘Old Town Road’ hits 15th week atop Billboard Chart

The rapper’s viral hit song “Old Town Road” is the little chartbusting summer hit that remains at the number one…
/ July 16, 2019
In this Aug. 18, 2017, photo, a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest sits in a park in Memphis, Tenn. A city council in Tennessee plans to consider four different ways to deal with the growing uproar over the existence of two statues of Confederate leaders at city parks. Council members in Memphis agreed Tuesday, Aug. 22, to discuss a resolution listing steps it can take to remove or board up statues of Jefferson Davis and Nathan Bedford Forrest. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)

Tennessee governor backtracks on Confederate proclamation honoring KKK leader after backlash

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee changed course on Monday and declared he's now in favor of amending a law that requires…
/ July 16, 2019
From left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., respond to base remarks by President Donald Trump after he called for the four Democratic congresswomen of color to go back to their "broken” countries, as he exploited the nation’s glaring racial divisions for political gain, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. All are American citizens and three of the four were born in the U.S. Rep. Omar is the first Somali-American in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump renews racist assault against congresswomen, says other racists agree with him

Defiant in the face of widespread criticism, President Donald Trump renewed his belligerent call for four Democratic congresswomen of color…
/ July 16, 2019
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Unsurprisingly, statistics show Marijuana arrests in Wisconsin hit Black residents hardest

Incarceration and arrest for possession of marijuana is a particularly punitive formula when it comes to African Americans in the…
/ July 15, 2019
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Young Thug worried fellow MC Lil Nas X made a career mistake coming out

In a podcast interview, he said he supports the 'Old Town Road' rapper, but believes that there will be backlash…
/ July 15, 2019

Lawmakers sponsor bill to give federal prisoners a chance for “Second Look” at their sentences

Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Karen Bass have introduced a new bill meant to help people who received a sentence…
/ July 15, 2019
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Report: Ex-members of R. Kelly’s inner circle were the ones to turn over tapes that led to latest arrest

LIkely unwilling to maintain silence over allegations against R Kelly of sexual abuse of minors, one of his former employees…
/ July 15, 2019

Pernell Whitaker, boxing legend who held multiple titles through his career, dies at 55

Boxing superstar Pernell Whitaker leaves behind a legacy that recognizes him as one of the greatest all-time defensive fighters
/ July 15, 2019

‘I am a champion’: Missy Elliot talks new music, breaking barriers in Marie Claire cover

The hip-hop legend gives a cover story interview to Marie Claire looking back at her career and the paths she's…
/ July 15, 2019

Michael Jackson fans in France so upset by ‘Leaving Neverland’ that they’re suing

Devoted Michael Jackson fans were so disconcerted by what they saw in the HBO documentary on molestation allegations against him…
/ July 15, 2019

Spike Lee and Tarana Burke to participate in 2019 BlackStar Film Festival

The BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia celebrates the visual storytelling traditions throughout the African diaspora and global communities of color.
/ July 15, 2019
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President Obama congratulates woman he gave clemency for making dean’s list in college

A woman who was sent to prison to serve three life sentences plus 20 years for cocaine trafficking got a…
/ July 15, 2019