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

LeVar Burton Explains How He Avoids Being Shot by the Police

Lauryn Hill Rails Against Racism, Oppression and IRS in Open Letter

Rep. Hank Johnson: Clarence Thomas is Worse Than NSA Leaker Eric Snowden for Gutting VRA

Supreme Court Throws Out Ruling Blocking Texas Voter ID Law

BREAKING: Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act

Lil Wayne Addresses American Flag Controversy: “It was never my intention to desecrate the flag”

WATCH: Lil Wayne Stomps on American Flag in New Video

Two Whole Foods Employees Suspended for Speaking Spanish

VA Gov. Bob McDonnell Commits to Expediting Restoration of Voting Rights for Non-Violent Felons

Chicago School Board Votes to Close 50 Schools; Largest School Closure in City’s History

Does Obama Unfairly Hold African Americans to a Different Standard?

Bronx Bus Tour Shows NYC Tourists What a “Real Ghetto” Looks Like

David Dennis: Why isn’t New Orleans Mother’s Day parade shooting a ‘national tragedy’?

Soledad O’Brien on ‘Black In America’ Criticism: “OK, white person, this is a conversation you clearly are uncomfortable with…”

Alice Walker Laments the Cruelty of America’s Continued Persecution of Assata Shakur

Mother of Unjustly Incarcerated Son Pens Letter Describing a Mother’s Day Without Him

Does America Care About Murders in Black Communities?

Principal Fires Security Guards and Invests in Arts Programs; Transforms School!

LZ Granderson: Treat Chicago Gangs as Terrorists

Detroit Party Store Mocks Black Customers; Posts Racist Images on Social Media

George Bush Says “There’s No Need to Defend Myself” Regarding Legacy

Muslim Woman Attacked After Boston Bombings

Editorial Asks “Where Are Ordinary Black Youth in Popular Culture?”

Almost All Full-Time Working Women Are Paid Less Than Male Counterparts

JET Magazine Does Special Report on Missing Black Children

Smithsonian to Honor Bronx, New York as ‘Place of Innovation’ In Hip Hop

UPDATE: Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Cuba Visit Was Approved by U.S. Treasury Dept.

Georgia Students Organize First-Ever Integrated Prom at Their High School

45 Years Ago Today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Was Assassinated

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