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Man who served 15 years for killing cop exonerated after witnesses & evidence tampering revealed

Arizona wants to create a DNA database for care facilities and charge people for it, that’s a problem

Democrats pass symbolic ‘anti-corruption act’ as first action of the new Congress

NYC to allow people to change gender or choose gender-neutral option on birth certificates

To force Muslims to assimilate, Denmark requires all to shake hands in citizenship ceremonies

Senate passes the First Step Act with notable bipartisan support. What comes next?

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu endorses death penalty bill designed specifically for Palestinians

The story of Black queer women imprisoned for defending themselves to reminds us this criminal system cannot save us

SCOTUS reverses lower courts decisions, sides with Trump’s Muslim travel ban in 5-4 vote

Weed legalization highlights how progressive policies deceptively re-entrench anti-Black dynamics

Erica Garner Calls Out NYC Mayor de Blasio For Hypocrisy

Beyoncé Speaks Out On North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Law

Illinois passes bill making it illegal to record police

Large number of police shootings do not end with prosecutions

Man says George Zimmerman threatened to kill him

Petition: Mike Brown law would require all state, county and local police to wear a camera

League City becomes first to officially ‘ban’ undocumented immigrant children

Changes to mandatory life sentence law prompts men to ask for second chances

Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down ruling against voter ID laws

North Carolina Supreme Court hears appeals to reinstate death sentences for inmates

Report: Florida charges more kids as adults than any other state, black youth disproportionately affected

NCAA champion: ‘I go to bed starving’

Mississippi legislators pass bill making it legal to discriminate against gays

Iowa lawmakers consider tough law on HIV exposure

Residents face fine for saggy pants

Universities may see cut from budget for assigning LGBT coursework

Rev. Al Sharpton, Tom Joyner to lead Stand Your Ground protest

Man burned to death for being gay in Uganda

Man moves into lawyer’s home after being scammed

Newspaper in Uganda lists ‘200 Top Homos’

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