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New Orleans adopts historic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions resolution protesting Israeli occupation

Australian prime minister pulls a Trump and attacks African immigrants, but Afro-Australians are not having it

New Vox report shows how gerrymandering segregates school districts to benefit white pupils

‘Black Panther’ shatters advance ticket sales records

Climate changes costs the U.S. big, new report reveals

Homeland Security hits Salvadoran people while they are down, announces end of status

‘The New Jim Crow’ lands on banned books lists in New Jersey prisons, now allowed after backlash

Oprah Winfrey dedicates Golden Globes Lifetime Achievement award to civil rights icon Recy Taylor

South Carolina state attorney general’s office convenes coalition against human trafficking

Kids are freezing in Baltimore schools because Black children are viewed as disposable

Egyptian sex trafficking ring bust nets 75 people

Essence Magazine is back in Black hands!

Kendrick Lamar drops first single from Black Panther soundtrack ft. SZA

Prominent teen Palestinian activist charged in latest retaliation against Palestinians protesting occupation

“Family Feud” video leads to a feud between the Catholic League and Jay-Z

Dallas police harass Erykah Badu just to say ‘hello’

Report: Robots in the workforce are accelerating pay gaps for women and people of color

Venezuela cracks down on the press in the midst of national upheaval

California legalizes weed, but state and federal laws are at odds, placing citizens in crosshairs

By consensus, ‘Bright’ is trash, trading in tropes, but Netflix thinks it’s a success

Lorde cancels Israel show after calls for boycott due to treatment of Palestinians

Don’t touch our hair: In hilarious online game ‘Hair Nah’, Black folk’s hair is off limits

Actress Jessica De Gouw still believes WGN’s canceled ‘Underground’ tells a complete story

Erica Garner in a coma following asthma-induced heart attack

Kendrick Lamar fuels rumors he is working on Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ soundtrack

New York Times report reveals Vice Media swam in a culture of racism and sexism

Harvard announces Gullah language course as part of its African Language Program

PEN announces 2018 longlist candidates, here are the nominees of color!

Viola Davis to produce docuseries exploring police brutality cases on TV One

Trump celebrates the passage of oppressive tax bill, liberals respond

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