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Charlie Rangel Says Tea Partiers are Like “White Crackers” Who Opposed Civil Rights

Black Unemployment Falls to Year Low of 12.6%

Don Lemon and Media Violence Against Young Black Men

Harry Belafonte Talks Celebrity Activism; Wants a Sit-Down w/ Beyonce and Jay Z

Jay Z Responds to Criticism from Harry Belafonte: ‘My presence is charity, just because of who I am’

New Poll Shows Very Stark Racial Divide on Zimmerman Verdict

Rush Limbaugh: “If any race should not have guilt about slavery, it’s Caucasians”

Cornel West: President Obama Is a Global George Zimmerman

RACE. JUSTICE. POWER: Through the Lens of the Trayvon Martin Case and Its Relevance to Chicago

At Least 73 People Shot in Chicago Over 4th of July Weekend

Al Sharpton to Move to Chicago to Address Gun Violence

Lupe Fiasco to Chicago Grads: “You have graduated from one of the most terrible, substandard school systems in the entire world”

BET Says They Regret ‘Miscommunication’ w/ B. Scott

STUDY: People Generally Lack Empathy for Black Pain

Rep. Hank Johnson: Clarence Thomas is Worse Than NSA Leaker Eric Snowden for Gutting VRA

Paula Deen Has Reached Out to Jesse Jackson: “She Can Be Redeemed”

Obamas Visit Goree Island Slavery Museum in Senegal

Could Light-Skinned Women Ever Be the Subject of a Documentary like “Dark Girls”?

Republicans Have Already Begun to Take Advantage of Yesterday’s Gutting of Voting Rights Act

Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision of Voting Rights Act

REPORT: Black Youth Less Likely to Consume Alcohol Than White Peers

Happy Juneteenth!

OWN Network Premieres “Dark Girls” Documentary This Sunday

Happy 70th Birthday Nikki Giovanni!

In Our Hands: The Future of Our Children and the Restoration of Our Communities Resides With Us

Community Members, Union Leaders, Gang Members Unite to Protest Closing of South Side Hospital

Number of Blacks in Elite Careers Hurt by Declining Racial Diversity Efforts

Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Versus Fresh Fruits: Where Are the Grocery Stores in the Black Community?

Bronx “Ghetto” Bus Tour Shut Down After Outrage

Does Obama Unfairly Hold African Americans to a Different Standard?

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