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Georgia officials approve Confederate flag specialty license plates

Former Illinois congressman Mel Reynolds arrested on charges of sexual misconduct

Rapper receives death threats over religious song

Racist threat left on dorm room door at GVSU, investigation underway

BYP Memo: Equal Protection? Race and Young People’s Attitudes Toward the Legal System

Dunn trial juror #4 says they voted 9-3 to convict him of first-degree murder

James Meredith statue vandalized by racists on University of Mississippi campus

Michael Dunn tells fiancé that he is both the ‘victim and the victor’ in fatal Jordan Davis shooting

Video: Mother of slain child uses music, social media to spread message of peace, find son’s killer

Missouri student receives Fulbright Assistantship in South America

Rapper Danny Brown’s struggle with mental illness

Charles Barkley: ‘the public is more homophobic than the locker room’

Exhibit showcasing work of civil rights artists to be on display at Brooklyn Museum

Police allegedly tase, beat deaf man unconscious, lawsuit filed

Study: North Carolina voting law proves to disenfranchise black voters

Kansas bill that allows refusal of service to gay couples denied by Senate

Malcolm X’s family responds to Nicki Minaj’s use of his image for new single

Poll: 80% of NFL players ‘OK’ with having a gay teammate

Family says Oklahoma police beat man to death in front of them

Twitter responds to Michael Dunn verdict with #DangerousBlackKids hashtag

Hundreds of Missouri supporters turn out for ‘Stand with Sam’ event for gay football player

Man fatally shoots 15-year-old girl for prank

Facebook adds new gender options for users

Angela Corey announces that Michael Dunn will be retried for murder of Jordan Davis

Justice for Jordan Davis: Michael Dunn found guilty of attempted murder, hung jury on first-degree murder charge

Report: Someone sends out a potentially racist tweet every 9 seconds

Report: black students are the most underrepresented among Advanced Placement test takers

Former NFL player Darren Sharper accused of drugging, raping at least 2 women

NFL-ordered probe: Richie Incognito, 2 others harassed Jonathan Martin

Nicki Minaj apologizes for depiction of Malcolm X in cover art for single

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