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Democrats join GOP to pass oppressive “Blue Lives Matter” bill, punish critics of Israel

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Toxic masculinity & guns: Mother of victim says daughter rejected shooter before Texas slaughter

Israel kills dozens of Palestinians protesting US Embassy move to Jerusalem

Education Dept declaws task force dedicated to investigating for profit college abuses

Bill that would mandate 10 years for injuring police introduced to Congress

George Zimmerman summoned for criminal stalking charges in Florida

We let Kanye get away with being Kanye for too long

Federal judge rules DACA is a lawful program, US must accept new applications

Charlene Carruthers stepping down as National Director of BYP100 at the end of the year

Cory Booker on Black people suffering under oppressive GOP governments: “We did it to ourselves”

Power restored to many Puerto Ricans after Wednesday blackout on island still reeling from hurricanes

Mignon Clyburn, hailed as the “conscience” of the FCC, resigns

Weed legalization highlights how progressive policies deceptively re-entrench anti-Black dynamics

Seven killed in prison brawl in South Carolina, highlighting brutal conditions that breed violence

Homeland Security to compile a global database of journalists, bloggers & ‘influencers’

Black Stoneman Douglas students draw attention to the intersection of race and gun policy after Parkland shooting

Black Lives Matter Cincinnati changes its name, issues scathing critique of national BLM network

N.C. approves policy to limit physical restraints of incarcerated women in labor

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens calls for repealing the 2nd amendment

How Jay-Z & other venture capitalists are creating new problems in the name of social justice

Killer Mike defends gun rights in interview with NRA, apologizes after backlash

11-year-old Naomi Wadler reminds America that movements for our lives must include Black girls and women

3 suspects charged in connection with mosque bombing, attempted bombing of women’s facility

Federal judge rules LAPD’s gang injunctions violate civil liberties

Here’s how Facebook and Cambridge Analytica harvested data from 50 million users for conservative political ads

Maine GOPer calls Parkland survivor a “skinhead lesbian,” inspiring a challenger in his previously unopposed district

California’s judges grow in gender and racial diversity — but more needs to be done

FCC chair proposes $1 billion to restore networks in Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico post-hurricanes

Sen. Kamala Harris could be a 2020 Democratic presidential nominee

Dick’s Sporting Goods claims massive support after it stops selling assault rifles, increases age limits for guns

Fight to turn Black Georgia area into a city highlights the roadblocks for self-sustaining Black communities

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