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REPORT: Sharp Increase in Anti-Government ‘Patriot Groups’

Oberlin College Cancels Classes for ‘Day of Solidarity’ After Multiple Incidents of Hate on Campus

George Zimmerman Will NOT Use ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense at Trial

Dennis Rodman, North Korea, and the Hypocrisy of the United States

12 Charged with Manslaughter in Hazing Death of Robert Champion

New NRA Ad Specifically Targets Black Community; Links Civil Rights Struggle w/ Gun Ownership

Murdered Clarksdale Mayoral Candidate Marco McMillian Was Beaten, Dragged, and Set on Fire

Rapper Kendrick Lamar Specifically Requested Dark-Skinned Model for New Music Video

Mississippi Turning?

Top News Stories About Black Youth from Across the Nation: Feb. 25 – March 3

City Treasurer Stephanie Neely Calls for Version of “Stop and Frisk” Program in Chicago

Teen Convicted of Attacking Black Youth w/ Noose Ordered to Write Essay on Lynching

STUDY: Youth Incarceration Rates Have Dropped Dramatically

A Poem For My Brother: Felonies and Jail Cells

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Obama to File Brief Urging Supreme Court to Strike Down Proposition 8

Summer M.’s Requisite Black History Month Entry

Atlanta Teen Shot 15 Times for Leaving Gang; Miraculously Survives

Congress Finally Passes Violence Against Women Act

Openly Gay Mississippi Mayoral Candidate Found Dead

1965 Voting Rights Act Being Challenged in Supreme Court

‘This American Life – Harper High School’ Takes Closer Look at Chicago Gun Violence

REPORT: Learning Gaps for Black Students Start in 2nd Grade

Zoe Saldana Responds to Nina Simone Controversy

Chuck D: Since Reagan And Bush, There’s Been Nothing But Guns And Drugs In The Black Community

KKK Granted Protest Permit in Memphis

Remembering Trayvon Martin, and Protecting Our Youth

Former Staffers at The Onion Denounce CEO’s Decision to Apologize for Quvenzhané Wallis Tweet

White House Honors ‘Champions of Change’ for Educational Excellence for African Americans

9 Year-Old Rapper’s Raunchy Videos Lead to Child Abuse Investigation

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