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Father dies while defending daughter during hate crime

Woman files lawsuit against Planet Fitness over religious head covering

Report: black students suspended at higher rates than whites, trend starts as soon as preschool

Amber Alert: Police continue search for 8-year-old Relisha Rudd

Black Youth Oppose the Expansion of Shoot First Law

Jason Collins says one NBA player taunted him for being gay

Teen hospitalized after police assault, says he did nothing wrong

Activists push for equality with ‘Voters Bill of Rights’ in Ohio

Music video calls attention to story of Leon Ford

Mayor Emanuel wants to sell residential land to residents for $1 with new program

NYC inmate who suffered from mental illness ‘baked to death’ in jail cell

Broadway gets its first black ‘Phantom’ with Norm Lewis taking on the role

New Jersey woman’s SUV vandalized with racist graffiti, tires slashed

America had an African zoo captive, and he ended his life on this day

Woman with HIV: ‘I thought you got it in Africa’

In Rolling Stone interview, Elton John reveals his desire to make hip hop music

Update: Man who pinned letter declaring innocence executed

Michigan students could get free tuition with new measure

Gym tells woman to cover up her toned body

A brief list of nations that imported white people to ‘lighten’ the population

Video: Damon Dash calls out reporters for portrayal of black men

Mother who drove children into ocean held on $1.2 million bond, remains under psychological watch

Major changes coming to popular standardized test, could boost black student performance

24 veterans of color awarded long overdue Medal of Honor

Video: cops shown breaking student’s arm

Bill in Kansas would allow cops to arrest those who complain about police

Long-time LGBT activist Vernita Gray dead at 65

Faculty at Rutgers vote to cancel Condoleezza Rice’s commencement speech

BYP 100’s Charlene Carruthers among The Root’s list of ‘Young, Black and Feminist’

Lawmakers support changes to ‘stand your ground’ law in Florida

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