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Mo’ne Davis named female Athlete of the Year by Associated Press

Ebony Wilkerson ordered to be committed to mental health facility

Arrests made in #IAmJada rape case

Authorities push for Assata Shakur to finish life sentence in U.S.

Little League superstar Mo’ne Davis lands book deal

Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch seen as strong civil rights defender

Lupita graces cover of Glamour’s ‘Women of the Year’ issue

Chicago Defender appoints Kai El’ Zabar as publication’s first female director

Little League superstar Mo’ne Davis lands Teen Vogue feature

Chadwick Bosman to star as Marvel’s first black superhero, company also set to debut first female hero

Black and missing: these two Chicago teens have been missing since the summer

Leslie Jones promoted to featured cast member on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Gymnast Simone Biles makes history at the World Gymnastics Championships

Spike Lee to make documentary on Mo’ne Davis and her Little League team

Inmate beaten to death at Florida jail after reporting threats by guard

Viola Davis sticks up for her daughter’s hair

8-year-old child prodigy speaks 8 languages and plays 8 instruments

13-year-old Mo’Ne Davis leads baseball team to World Series

Violet Palmer, first female NBA referee comes out, marries partner

Woman firefighter becomes first female featured in Calender of Heroes

Vice Admiral makes history, becomes first 4-star female admiral

First Lady: ‘U.S. is ready for a female president’

Report: women in California prison illegally sterilized

Lupita Nyong’o lands role in new ‘Star Wars’ flick

WNBA launches campaign geared toward LGBT fans

Sexual assault by Florida inmates went unreported

WNBA’s Brittney Griner bears all in new memoir

3 Peat: Venus Williams claims Dubai championship title once again

Photo series honoring black leaders made into coffee table book

Fresh Face Alert: Keep your eyes and ears on Bernie Levv

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