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From the Guardian: The apparent lynching of a young man in the Dominican city of Santiago has reignited fears of a looming humanitarian crisis. The body of a man, apparently of Haitian descent, was found hanged from a tree in a city park, his body beaten and his hands and feet bound by rope.  Police […]

Writer Brittany Julious believes that the return of Missy Elliot is exactly what pop needs.

From The Root: A Northeast Baltimore school is investigating a fight involving a female school police officer and three middle school girls that ended with the students being rushed to the hospital. According to security video footage obtained and released by WBAL-TV, the incident, which happened in October, began inside Vanguard Middle School between the school [...]

After learning that North Miami police officers were using the photos of young black men as targets during sniper training, clergy stepped up to offer the police another option. For the religious leaders, their show of solidarity was “motivated by our service to Christ and his call to love our neighbors.” 

A member of the National Guard was shocked when she went to a local range for target practice.

Boston, a city with a long history of racial violence and segregation got a wake up call yesterday. A group supported by, but unaffiliated with Black Lives Matter Boston, took to the highway to unite against racism.

“Majority culture’s adoption of the word, stolen from African American vernacular, distorted it to the point of misuse and meaninglessness,” writes Robin Boylorn for the Guardian.

For the Guardian, Hannah Giorgis writes that online communities became her de-facto mental health support after she was failed by her university’s services.

“For New Yorkers who value fair policing, though, the slowdown is an occasion to celebrate,” writes Aurin Squire for the New Republic.

Reports claim that nearly 2,000 people were killed during an attack Baga, Nigeria, a town near the Chad border.

2015 is upon us and though the year is new the racism isn’t. With all the twitter commotion over  Iggy Azalea and Azealia Banks, I decided to weigh in on the issue. Enjoy!

  Egypt has banned the showing of the film “Exodus: Gods and Kings” in the country due to historical inaccuracies.