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Homeless teen graduates at top of class, earns full ride to Georgetown

Video: man attacked by 8 men at Detroit Pride Festival

City council member defends racist remarks despite calls for resignation

R. Kelly’s youngest child comes out as trangender

Study: black gay men make as much as straight white men in corporate America

Lawsuit: woman forced to strip naked, denied clothing for hours by police

Chuck D wants the music industry to just say no to the n-word

Prep school holds ceremony for first graduating class

Obama’s student loan repayment announcement forgot to mention this one thing

Florida officials says he shouted n-word at shoppers to protect himself

Report: trucker in Tracy Morgan crash was sleep deprived

BREAKING: injuries reported in high school shooting

Student says teacher told him to address him by saying ‘yes sir, master’

Robin Roberts to receive Walter Cronkite Award for Journalism Excellence this fall

Update: Donald Sterling says no to deal to sell Clippers, lawsuit back on

Rapper JayAre dead at 25

Tichina Arnold responds to French Montana’s ‘crack’ on Instagram

Chatham residents reject violence in community

Meet Audra McDonald, Broadway’s biggest Tony Award winner of all time

Event: ‘Now What?’ Politics, Culture and Social Media

Former gang member earns degree, among school’s first graduating class

BYP100 Announces National Call for Video Testimonials from Young Black People Criminalized by Police

United Negro College fund accepts $25 million from Koch brothers

Former employee: Blacks and Asians denied entry to Dallas bar

Tracy Morgan critical but responsive after deadly car wreck

JET magazine to release final print issue

Son weeps tears of joy when deployed dad surprises him at graduation

Video: teen who created workout DVD at age 8 helps children combat child obesity

‘Affluenze’ teen’s rehab bill footed by taxpayers

UNC’s Rashad McCants says tutors wrote his papers, showed up to class half of the time

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