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Chicago HS B-Ball Star Jabari Parker Is Proud to Represent Young Black Males Going to College

George Zimmerman’s Mom Lashes Out At Media in Open Letter on the Anniversary of Son’s Arrest

Reebok DROPS Rick Ross Over Date Rape Lyrics

MLB Launches Task Force to Examine Decline in Black Players

STUDY: Black Male Graduation Rates Hinge on “Grit” As Well As Grades

Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s Daughter Indicted in Fraud Scheme

Michelle Obama: “Hadiya Pendleton Was Me and I Was Her”

Almost All Full-Time Working Women Are Paid Less Than Male Counterparts

JET Magazine Does Special Report on Missing Black Children

Rand Paul at Howard University: “Big Government Is NOT A Friend to African Americans”

Two Men Tie the Knot in What is Being Called “First Traditional African Gay Wedding”

Rape Survivors Demand Reebok Drop Rick Ross Endorsement Deal

Identity Crisis

Michelle Obama To Address Gun Violence at Chicago’s Harper High School

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

Snoop Lion Partners w/ MTV for Gun Buyback Program

CPS Protest Highlights Dangers Facing Displaced Chicago Students; Questions ‘Safety Routes’

Coalition of Celebrities Call on President Obama to Reform Drug Laws

REPORT: 1 in 4 Black Students Suspended; Mostly for Nonviolent Offenses

LL Cool J and Brad Paisley Collaborate on Bizarre Country-Rap Song ‘Accidental Racist’

Oscar Grant Film ‘Fruitvale’ Gets July Release Date

Changing the Game for Black Men in Media

Smithsonian to Honor Bronx, New York as ‘Place of Innovation’ In Hip Hop

Top News Stories About Black Youth from Across the Nation: April 1 – 7

Madea and Oprah Walk into a Bar

Harvard Students Protest Tyga Concert; Accuse Him of Promoting Sexism and Rape Culture

President Obama Criticized for Calling Kamala Harris ‘Best-Looking’ Attorney General

Rick Ross Apologizes for His Lyrics Being “Interpreted As” Rape

Associated Press Will No Longer Use Term ‘Illegal Immigrant;’ L.A. Times May Follow Suit

The Belief in a Thing Makes it Happen

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