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Kanye West’s “New Slaves” Rails Against the Prison-Industrial Complex

Pres. Obama’s Morehouse Commencement Speech Raises Eyebrows

STUDY: Body Mass Index of Low-Income African Americans Linked to Proximity to Fast Food

David Dennis: Why isn’t New Orleans Mother’s Day parade shooting a ‘national tragedy’?

CTU, Parents to File Federal Lawsuits to Halt Chicago School Closings

Soledad O’Brien on ‘Black In America’ Criticism: “OK, white person, this is a conversation you clearly are uncomfortable with…”

Mother of Unjustly Incarcerated Son Pens Letter Describing a Mother’s Day Without Him

Does Jason Collins Coming Out Change Anything for the Black Queer Community?

In 2012, Black Voters Surpassed White Turnout for First Time Ever

Poor Police-Community Relations Present Major Obstacle to Stemming Tide of Violence in Chicago

Black Scientists and Engineers Host Field Trip to Inspire Black Youth

Obama Administration Announce New Drug Policy Emphasizing Treatment Over Incarceration

BlackCrowdfunding.net: A Crowdfunding Site for Black Entrepreneurs

Editorial Asks “Where Are Ordinary Black Youth in Popular Culture?”

Do Churches Have a Responsibility to Promote Healthy Living to Their Congregations?

New Documentary Explores Obama’s “Complicated” Relationship with Black Community

STUDY: Black Male Graduation Rates Hinge on “Grit” As Well As Grades

JET Magazine Does Special Report on Missing Black Children

Rand Paul at Howard University: “Big Government Is NOT A Friend to African Americans”

45 Years Ago Today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Was Assassinated

Kansas Considering Bill Allowing for People Living with HIV/AIDS to be Quarantined

Chicago Public Schools Announce 54 School Closures, Nearly 30,000 Students Affected

Sequestration Will Deepen Racial Inequality in America

Brooklyn Teens Take to The Streets After Shooting of 16 Year-Old Kimani Gray by NYPD

Unemployment Rate Falls to 4-Year Low; But Black Unemployment Rate Unchanged

1965 Voting Rights Act Being Challenged in Supreme Court

Remembering Trayvon Martin, and Protecting Our Youth

Stop Saying Little Black Girls Are “Too Grown”

Emmett Till’s Family Write Open Letter to Lil Wayne

Chicago Public Schools Might Be Sued for Lack of Black History in Curriculum

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