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Man who served 20 years due to wrongful conviction awarded $25 million

Bill that will change Stand Your Ground law advances

Marissa Alexander supporters demand her release

Latest episode of “South Park” spoofs Trayvon Martin shooting

Kanye West, Jimmy Kimmel settle beef, star appears on show

Tennessee Divinity school appoints openly gay black woman as dean

Meet Folorunsho Alakija, the richest black woman in the world

Southern University researcher receives $900,000 to prevent AIDS

Radio piece explores invisible gang lines

Foul play in death of teen, case remains closed

“Preachers of L.A.?” Good for the black church?

Teen who grew up homeless thrives at Ivy League school

Parents upset at approved Trayvon Martin Day

A song in memory of Trayvon Martin

Film festival aims to show there’s more to Englewood than violence

Hampton University student carries papers to prove she can wear a hijab

Couple donates $10 million to keep Head Start programs running during shutdown

Lauryn Hill goes on tour, delays house arrest

Book celebrates positive image of black dads

Scott administration admits to voter purge flaws

Police kill man after family calls ambulance for him

Study: Black men less likely to run in white neighborhoods

Celebrities seek to end mass incarceration with campaign

Waitress receives $10,000 after going viral about racial slur

Who else is affected by the shutdown? Cancer patients

Is Miley Cyrus using blacks as ‘accessories?’ Questlove thinks so

50 Cent comes out in support of trans teen

Family of slain DC chase suspect question police actions

Dear black men: #yourlifematters

Man dies just three days after being freed

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