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California Assembly passes bill that would ban the Confederate flag

Racist tweet by New York Comptroller target Melissa Harris-Perry

Update: Donald Sterling plans to sue NBA for suspension

BYP 100’s FM Supreme named Chicago Tribune’s ‘Remarkable Woman’

Shaw University student arrested for studying past library hours

Lawsuit: black teacher mocked with minstrel show photos by students

Gabourey Sidibe’s moving speech on confidence

Rice to no longer speak at Rutgers commencement speech

Update: students charged with hate crime expelled from San Jose State University

Update: Nigeria Boko Haram leader claims kidnapping of 234, plans to sell them

Report: teachers in America do not reflect country’s diversity

Father of dead teen says he pulled gun out to ‘scare him’

Black hockey player flooded with racist comments after scoring goal

White student: ‘I will never apologize for white privilege’

Did ‘SNL’ go too far? Leslie Jones ruffles feathers with slave skit

Boy beat to death while protecting sister from sexual assault

7-year-old handcuffed for being bad in class

Issa Rae launches initiative for writers of color

Students push for UNC-Chapel Hill to rename building honoring KKK leader

Teen who got into all 8 Ivy League schools makes choice

NBA advisory committee plans to boot Sterling ASAP

Eryka Badu catches flack after Swaziland performance

Sixth person charged in death of Endia Martin

NAACP LA chapter president resigns after Donald Sterling controversy

55 colleges under investigation for assault

D.L. Hughley apologizes for Columbus Short remarks

Five of Illinois’ top 10 high schools are Chicago Public Schools

62 students arrested for vandalizing school in senior prank

Rule change to ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ initiative will prevent black organizations from getting involved

Queen Latifah set to star in Bessie Smith biopic

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