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Sheila Abdus-Salaam, First Female Muslim Judge In U.S., Found Dead In Hudson River

Sean Spicer Apologizes For Hitler Comments

Sacramento Cop Placed On Paid Leave After Assaulting Jaywalker

Judge Rules Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Minority Voters

What our fixation on Michelle Obama’s hair says about the space we give Black women to breathe

I still love you Janelle Monáe but you’ve got this “consider stopping having sex” thing all wrong

New York Approves Free Tuition Plan For State Schools

Shonda Rhimes Joins Planned Parenthood’s National Board

How a Chicago mayor’s proposal to make post-grad plans a requirement for graduating harms Black & Brown students

U.S. Targets Assad’s Government With First Air Strike On Syria

Donald Trump’s Russia Crush Called Into Question Amid Syria Chemical Attack

White Ferguson Mayor Beats Black Woman In Election By Slim Margin

The Banality of Ivanka Trump

Report: NYPD Had Undercover Officers Infiltrate Black Lives Matter Groups

Senate Blocks Funding for Abortion, Reproductive Health Providers

Why I’ll never thank white “allies”

Commission Releases Plan To Close Rikers Island

Dylann Roof To Plead Guilty To Murder Charges, Avoid Death Penalty

NFL Players Meet With Congress To Talk Police Relations And Prison Rehabilitation

California Wants to Repeal Felony HIV Criminalization Laws. No, That Does Not Deserve Backlash.

Maxine Waters Responds To Bill O’Reilly’s Comments About Her Hair

‘Bathroom Bill’ Could Cost North Carolina More than $3 Billion

Trump to Sign Executive Order Cutting Climate Regulations

D.C. Mayor Creates Task Force In Response To Missing Black Girls

Kaepernick Donates $50,000 To Meals On Wheels, Undermines Trump Budget Cuts

The Sexual Assault Streamed on Facebook Underscores the Lack of Safety for Black Girls

Hawaiian Rep. Beth Fukumoto’s Departure from GOP Raises Questions About Millennials and the Republican Party

Trump Won’t Shake Hands With Angela Markel, Raising More Concerns About Diplomacy

Missing Black and Latinx Teens Need Our Attention

Y’all, we need to talk about Trump’s budget (cut) plans…

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