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Soledad O’Brien on ‘Black In America’ Criticism: “OK, white person, this is a conversation you clearly are uncomfortable with…”

Does Lil Wayne and Rick Ross Losing Endorsements Really Matter?

After 17 Years, Long Lost Sisters Reunited at Track Meet

Trailer Released for Oscar Grant Film “Fruitvale”

Gunmen Open Fire on New Orleans Parade, Injuring 19

From the Black People are Awesome Files: (And I Miss My) Uncle Charles, Y’all

Raising $80,000 for the Negro In History | CALL TO ACTION

HS Senior Wesley Teague Suspended For Tweet Criticizing His High School’s Sports Team

Alice Walker Laments the Cruelty of America’s Continued Persecution of Assata Shakur

Mother of Unjustly Incarcerated Son Pens Letter Describing a Mother’s Day Without Him

The Oblivion of Privilege

Minnesota’s “Ban the Box” Bill Helps Ex-Offenders Find Employment

Crowdfunding Campaign Helps Detroit Students Afford Clothing for Prom

23 Year-Old Joshua Williams Graduates from College Despite Homelessness; Starts Scholarship Fund

Identical Twins Are Spelman College’s First-Ever Co-Valedictorians

Outraged Parents Say Son’s Teacher Made Him Lick Desk Clean for Drawing On It

Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Julian “J. Kwest” DeShazier About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed His Life

The Longest Break of Your Life: How to make studying abroad affordable

Attorney Behind Kiera Wilmot Arrest Filed No Charges Against White Teen for Killing Little Brother

Harlem Youth Hope to Help End Gun Violence w/ Documentary

Proposed North Carolina Law Forces Teens to Get Notarized Parental Consent for STD Testing

ASSATA TEACH-IN: Tell and Learn The Real Story of Assata Shakur

Black USC Students Accuse LAPD of Racial Profiling After Chaotic Party Breakup

Gang Violence: Why it’s Time To Stop Blaming the Player and Blame the Game

Young Chicago Poet Malcolm London Will Address Race, Class, Education on TED show

Does America Care About Murders in Black Communities?

FOX Finally Cancels COPS

If You Don’t Like Being Played, Change the Game

Assata Shakur Releases Open Letter: “All I have is my voice, my spirit and the will to tell the truth.”

EVENT: Juvenile Injustice – The Criminalization of Youth in Palestine and Chicago

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