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‘Django’ actress Daniele Watts, boyfriend charged with lewd conduct

Official autopsy reveals Michael Brown was shot in hand at close range

Georgia man sentenced to 20 years in prison for stealing iPod

State senator arrested during protest in Ferguson

National Day of Protest against police brutality scheduled for October 22

#Bringbackourgirls: Nigerian government officials in talks with Boko Haram to bring girls home

Breaking: Michael Dunn gets life for Jordan Davis killing

Protesters in Ferguson march to trooper’s doorstep

Brooklyn man who served 29 years in prison exonerated after being wrongfully convicted

White Federal judge to receive no punishment after controversial remarks about race

40,000 registered voters absent from Georgia preliminary voter rolls

Office of Civil Rights updates policy addressing racial disparities in American schools

Student pepper-sprayed for recording police officer in Texas

Study: when shown photos of black voters, whites have greater support for voter ID laws

U.S. Army ‘concerned about lack of officers of color,’ plans to expand recruiting efforts

Protestors in Ferguson shut down Walmart in solidarity with John Crawford

Ferguson October: police arrest Cornel West

Detroit cop suspended after being caught wearing murder victim’s watch

Report: black males are 21 times more likely to be shot by police than whites

Video: St. Louis police pepper-spray peaceful protesters during Ferguson’s ‘Weekend of Resistance’

Organizers in Ferguson prep for ‘Weekend of Resistance’

Relatives of Aunt Jemima hit brand with lawsuit

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

Supreme Court approves some of the worst voting restrictions in the country

Video: Hammond family sues police for excessive force after being tased during routine traffic stop

Eric Garner’s family files $75 million civil suit against NYC, NYPD

Involuntary manslaughter charge dropped against cop who killed 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones

Video: Demonstrators in Ferguson interrupt STL symphony with harmonious protest

Teacher fired for defending 9-year-old who was called n-word by bullies

California equalizes state’s drug sentencing

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