Politics

What They Really Mean When They Call Black Hair ‘Unprofessional’

Of Course We Should All Be Critical of DeRay’s Mayoral Run

Judge Recommends 720 Days In Jail For Ethan Couch, “Affluenza” Teen

Obama Administration To Forgive Student Loans For The Permanently Disabled

Blacks More Likely to Get Arrested for Dealing Drugs than Whites Who Do Drugs More Often

Clinton and de Blasio Make Awkward Joke About “CP Time”

Chicago Police Have Been Spying on Activists Since 2014 Or Maybe Longer

Baltimore School Cop Has Felony Child-Abuse Charge Dropped

10-year-old Dismantles the Classist U.S. Criminal Justice System

NBA Player Thabo Sefolosha Files $50 Million Lawsuit Against NYPD

Harvard Owned Up to Its Role in Slavery. When Will the Others?

Chicago Alderman Proposes New Board To Monitor Police

Bill Clinton Says #BlackLivesMatter Defends Murderers and Drug Dealers

Congresswoman Proposes $250 Million HBCU Innovation Fund Act

Ferguson, Missouri Finds New Top Cop In Delrish Moss

Woman Found Not Guilty of Murdering Abusive Ex-Boyfriend

Memorial To 22-Year-Old Member Of Omega Psi Phi Painted Over By Trump Supporters

Same-Sex Couples Can Now Adopt in All 50 States

Meet the Academics Behind Black Lives Matter

Study Reveals White Teachers Expect Less From Black Students

The ‘White Boy In Locs’ Movement Isn’t Just About A Hairstyle

Jason Van Dyke Has Been Hired By The Fraternal Order of Police

This Poet Is Calling Out The Founding Fathers For Their Erasure Of Black People

Warren Buffett’s Son and Daughter-In-Law Will Invest $90 Million In Women Of Color

Easter Terrorist Attack Leaves 69 Dead In Pakistan

The First Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls Has Been Formed

NYPD Officers Arrest Black Mail Carrier While Delivering Packages

Mayor Rahm Emanuel Makes His Pick For Chicago Police Superintendent

Austin Police Fires Officer Who Shot Naked, Unarmed Black Teen

Flint Water Crisis Aftermath: How The Blame Game Backfires

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