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HBO Comedy Series Starring Issa Rae in the Works

Donald Trump Confused about Why Blacks Can Say ‘Cracker’ but Whites Can’t Use the N-word

U.S. Distributor for Australian Film ‘The Sapphires’ Apologizes for Racist, Sexist DVD Cover

Charlie Rangel Says Tea Partiers are Like “White Crackers” Who Opposed Civil Rights

George Zimmerman Stopped for Speeding; Had a Gun in the Car

Revival of “A Raisin in the Sun” Stars Denzel Washington and Diahann Carroll

Rapper Charged w/ Double Homicide After Allegedly Rapping About It

Spike Lee Has a Script for a ‘School Daze” Sequel

Hundreds of NYC Fast Food Workers Are on Strike

Chaka Khan Joins Boycott of Florida

Jay Z Responds to Criticism from Harry Belafonte: ‘My presence is charity, just because of who I am’

WATCH: Trailer for VH1’s ‘CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story’

Jay-Z Sounds Off on Zimmerman Verdict: ‘This Guy is a F—ing Mall Cop’

WATCH: Amazing Trailer for ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’

Black Former Contestants Sue American Idol over Racism for $25 Million a Piece

Orlando Shaw – Man Who Fathered 22 Kids by 14 Women – In Talks for Reality Show

Lauryn Hill Pens Letter from Jail

Detroit is Biggest City in U.S. History to File for Bankruptcy

Watch the Trailer for Nelson Mandela Biopic “Long Walk to Freedom”

Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela!

Kerry Washington is First Black Actress since 1995 to Earn Lead Actress Drama Nod at Primetime Emmys

Harvard University Establishes Nas Hip Hop Fellowship

RACE. JUSTICE. POWER: Through the Lens of the Trayvon Martin Case and Its Relevance to Chicago

Idris Elba Stars as Nelson Mandela in Upcoming Biopic

Is Willow Smith’s New Song “Summer Fling” Age Appropriate?

Cory Booker Has Huge Lead in NJ Senate Race

California Prisons Illegally Sterilized Female Inmates

Lauryn Hill Begins Three-Month Prison Sentence for Tax Evasion

VIDEO: Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) Undergoes Force-Feeding in Support of Guantánamo Hunger Strikers

North Carolina 4th of July Parade Marred by ‘White History Month’ Float

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