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Tuskegee Airmen statues vandalized in Chicago

Video: man arrested for sleeping on train

Babysitter’s ‘blame the black man’ robbery foiled by little girl who speaks up

Chatham residents reject violence in community

Report: Thanks to harsh drug policies, U.S. leads world in prison population

Residents face fine for saggy pants

Black and Dangerous: a list of times where whites blamed crime on a phantom black

2 women dead: community pleads for answers with canvassing, prayer vigil

New York City sees decline in crime, number of stop-and-frisks executions

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Nebraska has highest black homicide rate in nation

Oakland mother loses two sons to gun violence in less than 3 weeks

Worldstar Hip Hop Presents: ‘The Field: Violence, Hip Hop & Hope in Chicago’

According to Yale study, murders down in Chicago

Rev. Al Sharpton, panelist say jobs are the key to solving gun violence

Miami-area Police chief resigns after racial profiling charges surface

Study: Social network activity can predict likelihood of gun violence

Gun violence in movies doubles since 1950

Man captured, held for murdering 5 people in small Texas town

Child who away on plane placed in child protection services

Man who shot innocent bystander freed due to Stand Your Ground

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sentenced to 28 years in prison

911 Call That Led To Fatal Shooting Released

Navy Yard Shooting: 13 Dead Including Gunman

UPDATE: Police Shot Jonathan Ferrell 10 Times As He Sought Help

24-year-old Unarmed Man Shot Dead by Charlotte Police Officer

Don Lemon Agrees w/ Bill O’Reilly; Launches His Own Rant Against Black Youth

10 Most Hated Words, Names, & Idioms: Post Zimmerman Trial

New Program Allows Public to Send Chicago Police Crime Tips Via Text and Twitter

Feds Recommend 4 Year Sentence for Jesse Jackson Jr; 18 Months for His Wife, Sandi

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