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Demonstrations Against Conservative Agenda Continue in North Carolina

Today in Post-Race History: Fear of a Black President

We Didn’t Create the Closet: Raising the Stakes for ‘Coming Out’

VIDEO: Janelle Monåe | The Return of Artistry in R&B, Soul, & Hip Hop

Tales From a Black Filled Childhood: How I Became an Upstander

Youth Civil Rights Activists Finally Get A Prom, Fifty Years Later

Angela Davis Speaks Out on Addition of Assata Shakur to Most Wanted Terrorist List

San Diego Students Suspended, Banned from Graduation and Prom Over Twerk Video

A 16 Year-old Black Girl, The Criminalization Of Students, And The Push For STEM Studies

Principal Fires Security Guards and Invests in Arts Programs; Transforms School!

FBI to Add Assata Shakur to Most Wanted Terrorist List; Double Reward for Her Capture

Mountain Dew Pulls Tyler, The Creator Ad After Accusations of Racism

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3 Dead, At Least 17 Wounded in Shootings Overnight in Chicago

Why Hasn’t Ce Ce Acoff Received the Respect She Deserves?

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NY Mayor Bloomberg: Critics of Stop and Frisk are Encouraging “Lawless Mayhem State”

Teen Girl Charged w/ Felony Over Ill-Advised Science Experiment

Danish Scientists Close to HIV Cure

Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Shannon Matesky About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed Her Life

15 Year-Old Saheela Ibraheem Accepted into Harvard…and 13 Other Colleges!

Stacey Ann-Gooden: My Biracial Daughter Thinks She’s White

George Zimmerman Will NOT Seek “Stand Your Ground” Immunity Hearing

Does Jason Collins Coming Out Change Anything for the Black Queer Community?

Jason Collins on Coming Out: “I’m the happiest that I’ve ever been in my life”

Police Investigate Racist Bullying at Philadelphia Catholic School

Recognizing Link Between Emotional Trauma and Youth Violence

Emmett Till’s Family Plan to Pressure Mountain Dew to End Endorsement Deal w/ Lil Wayne

Who You Calling A B*tch? MC Lyte Talks About Violence, and the Disrespect of Women in Rap Music

NBA Player Jason Collins Comes Out: “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.”

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