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Power restored to many Puerto Ricans after Wednesday blackout on island still reeling from hurricanes

Kendrick Lamar becomes first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize

Mignon Clyburn, hailed as the “conscience” of the FCC, resigns

Seven killed in prison brawl in South Carolina, highlighting brutal conditions that breed violence

New report details how to support Black women in their political, economic and social roles

Starbucks CEO apologizes to Black men arrested in Philly store, Black police commissioner defends arrest

Black Mamas Matter Alliance launches first national Black maternal health week

Black women are the most likely to be unarmed when killed by police, according to study

Largest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook reportedly a scam

Wall Street is trying to siphon money from a distressed Puerto Rico in latest episode of “Disaster Capitalism”

Michigan governor to end Flint’s water bottle program despite skepticism from residents

Homeland Security to compile a global database of journalists, bloggers & ‘influencers’

Backpage co-founder charged after human trafficking investigation

GA officials don’t suspect foul play after finding body of missing CDC employee Timothy Cunningham

NYPD kills 34 year old Saheed Vassel after claiming they thought metal rod was a gun

Facing backlash, Grindr announces plan to stop sharing sensitive user info including HIV status

South African revolutionary leader Winnie Mandela dies at 81

Black Lives Matter activist arrested during anti-racism training after confrontation with white woman

Boy in viral protest photo and two other children missing after SUV crash in California

No charges, no surprise: After killing Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge police face mere disciplinary review

N.C. approves policy to limit physical restraints of incarcerated women in labor

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens calls for repealing the 2nd amendment

Conservative Christian colleges stuck between fear of laws around LGBTQ discrimination and fear of change

Killer Mike defends gun rights in interview with NRA, apologizes after backlash

Beyoncé, UNICEF and Gucci partnership brings $1 million support for clean water project in Burundi

3 suspects charged in connection with mosque bombing, attempted bombing of women’s facility

Federal judge rules LAPD’s gang injunctions violate civil liberties

Sacramento police shoot Stephon Clark 20 times in his own backyard, falsely claim he had a crowbar in his hand

Marvel taps Nnedi Okorafor to write Wakanda Forever series starring the Dora Milaje

Here’s how Facebook and Cambridge Analytica harvested data from 50 million users for conservative political ads

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