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Why Fruitvale Station is a Game Changer for Young Black Men

16-Year Old Wondagurl Produced a Track on Jay-Z’s New Album

At Least 73 People Shot in Chicago Over 4th of July Weekend

Doing For Each Other What America Won’t Do For Us

Cornel West Talks DOMA and Voting Rights; Says Blacks are Being “Pushed to the Back of the Bus”

Howard Univ. Deans Say Fiscal Mismanagement Has Put School Reputation and Future in Danger

Apply for the YOU Belong: LGBTQA Youth Sports and Leadership Initiative!

Al Sharpton to Move to Chicago to Address Gun Violence

LeVar Burton Explains How He Avoids Being Shot by the Police

Autistic Student Allegedly Disciplined w/ Broomstick

Lupe Fiasco to Chicago Grads: “You have graduated from one of the most terrible, substandard school systems in the entire world”

Kerry Washington is First Black Women to Cover Vanity Fair in a Very Long Time

WATCH: 15-Year Old Aviwe Mtongana Raps for Pres. Obama

Black People Can Handle It: Empathy and Educational Inequity

George Zimmerman IS a Creepy Ass Cracker [VIDEO]

17-Year Old Cellist Angelique Montes Chosen for National Youth Orchestra

STUDY: People Generally Lack Empathy for Black Pain

What Will Be the Impact of Rachel Jeantel’s Testimony?

Offensive Photo of Zimmerman Attorney Goes Viral

Let’s Make a Deal

Rep. Hank Johnson: Clarence Thomas is Worse Than NSA Leaker Eric Snowden for Gutting VRA

DOMA Unconstitutional, Religion, and the Right to Be Equal

Principal Fires Three Black Teachers; Uses Racist, Abusive Language Towards Them

Lolo Jones Mocks Rachel Jeantel on Twitter; Compares Her to Madea

Obamas Visit Goree Island Slavery Museum in Senegal

Supreme Court Throws Out Ruling Blocking Texas Voter ID Law

You Can’t Always Get What You Want, Abigail Fisher

16 Year-Old Harlemite Xavier Pacheco Wins National Shakespeare Competition

Could Light-Skinned Women Ever Be the Subject of a Documentary like “Dark Girls”?

Rachel Jeantel, The Last Person to Talk to Trayvon Martin, Testifies at George Zimmerman Trial

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