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Being a Young Black Man in America: Eric Garner & the 1 Year Anniversary of the Zimmerman Verdict

When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong

A mother’s account of what it’s like to lose your child to gun violence

The black HIV epidemic: a health mystery in Atlanta’s gay community

Dropout Nation: poverty is the effect

College isn’t the answer, reparations are

Revenge of the Black Biopic

Fire Challenge: Let’s Not Watch the Train Wreck Next Time

Black August 2014

Why young people should get out and vote, a list

Op-Ed: ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Ignores Black Women

Materialism: The Black Family’s Inheritance

We need to stop blaming black parents for underachieving kids

We need more black male teachers, but how do we get them?

Real Thought: Men Are Sluts…No Really, They Are

At just 3-years-old, my son has been suspended five times

Why the term ‘minority’ is problematic

Homothugs, Hidden Hearts

No one’s talking about how black businesses are powering Detroit’s resurgence

Justice for Renisha: Why Renisha McBride’s Case Makes Me Wanna Holla

New World Water

Why more people need to know about the Supreme Courts decision regarding elections

Why Blacks should care about pro-Israeli media bias

Black people must stand firm with Palestine

9-Year-Old Boy Remarries 62-Year-Old Woman – Why We Shouldn’t Worry

When Black Isn’t Beautiful Enough

Scholarship coach shares how she graduated with no debt and $10,000 refund

Historical Reflection: Martin the Revolutionary?

I’m afraid of dying like Eric Garner

A list of unarmed black men and boys killed by law enforcement

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