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Aretha Franklin, March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018

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Tributes To The Queen Of Soul Keep Coming
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TENNIS: AUG 14 Western & Southern Open
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White American Arrested In Africa For Racist Attack

Ugandan police arrested American citizen Jimmy L. Taylor, 69, and charged him with assault for a racist attack at the…

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CFDA Fashion Awards 2018 in New York
Rapper Organizes Shoe Giveaway After ‘Bait Truck’ Incident

Rapper Vic Mensa is hosting a shoe giveaway in Chicago after police officials attempted to bait community residents with an…
Delisious hot dogs with the sauerkraut
Pre-Teen Entrepreneur Takes His Business To Morehouse College

Mason Wright—the founder of Mason’s Super Dogs hot dog stand—has taken his business to the campus of Morehouse College.
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Newark Principal Creates Laundry Room To Combat Bullying

Akbar Cook created a laundry room at West Side High School in Newark for students being bullied about their unclean…
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"Black women experience police brutality—yet they are often forgotten."

Kimberle Crenshaw, executive director of the African-American Policy Forum

"I could only name two Black superheroes off the top off my head."

Jazmin Truesdale, founder of Aza Comics

"People were quicker to shoot Black targets, relative to White targets with a gun."

Yara Mekawi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researcher
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As Summer Winds Down Racist Pool Incidents Keep Happening

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