2013

Family of girl declared brain dead wants to remove her from hospital

Let’s Adopt An #IWokeUpLikeThis Politics for 2014

Massachusetts high court strikes down life without parole for juveniles

Man who served 11 years for crime he didn’t commit freed

Rev. Al Sharpton, panelist say jobs are the key to solving gun violence

Are positive black male leads endangered in film?

25-year-old contest winner to become first black African in space

Mother of 13-year-old girl declared brain dead writes open letter

Chicago police try less aggressive approach to stopping crime

Eyeglasses deflect bullet saving 16-year-old’s life

After 17 seasons, Violet Palmer still remains sole female NBA referee

Charles Ramsey, man who helped rescue 3 women to publish memoirs

Italian poster for ’12 Years A Slave’ diminishes star Chiwetel Ejiofor, highlights Brad Pitt

This is What Happens When Human Beings Become a “Revenue Stream”

Family of unarmed man murdered by police seek $20 million

Family continues fight to save girl declared brain dead

Chris Brown takes break from rehab to host toy drive

Survey: Black men defy stereotypes about fatherhood

Duck, Duck…Goose.

PR Exec fired after offensive tweet about Africa goes viral, issues apology

Charges brought against Chicago detective who fatally shot Rekia Boyd

Guns confiscated from George Zimmerman returned

Real or Fake: PR exec tweets trip to Africa, hopes she doesn’t get AIDS, ‘just kidding’

Man who shot Renisha McBride to go on trial for second-degree murder

Petition demands apology from R. Kelly

Performance gap widens between Chicago’s black and white students, wealth and class a factor

First-time nonviolent drug offender sentenced to life among 8 pardoned by President

Privilege At Play in the Oval Office

Open Letter to ‘Affluenza’ supporters: ‘Please Excuse Davontaye, he suffers from ‘Povertenza’

Study: Black males twice as likely to be suspended at schools in Virginia

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