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At times reduced to the experiences of high profile white women, 'me too.' builds on the organizing history of Black women committed to racial and gender equity.

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Gavel, scales of justice and law books.

Washington State Sheriff Charged After Racial Profiling Incident
Howard University Blackburn Center student protest

Howard University Student Movement Spreads To Atlanta
"Black Panther" Atlanta Screening

'Black Panther' Elder Dorothy Steel Dies At 95
Multiple Myeloma, Bone Marrow

Multiple Myeloma: A ‘Silent Killer’ Of Black People
Karens in the air viral video

Video Shows 'Airplane Karen' Spreading Covid Misinformation
Christina Nance, woman found dead in back of Huntsville, Alabama police van

Video Released In Christina Nance's Police Van Death
Chicago Police Under Scrutiny Amidst Revelations On Police Shootings

Emanuel's Ambassador Hearing Marks Laquan McDonald Date
Young Black Man with I voted Sticker

RNC Courting Black Voters As Biden Frustration Grows
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Chicago Police Under Scrutiny Amidst Revelations On Police Shootings

Emanuel's Ambassador Hearing Marks Laquan McDonald Date

In an unfortunate coincidence, Rahm Emanuel's confirmation hearing to be the next U.S. ambassador to Japan is scheduled on the seventh…
Young Black Man with I voted Sticker

RNC Courting Black Voters As Biden Frustration Grows

But Black voter engagement requires more than a verbal commitment. Mondale Robinson, the founder of the Black Male Voter Project,…
Three modern buildings in different shapes in Atlanta

Atlanta Cop Attends Gathering For Proposed Buckhead City

Ivory Streeter was one of the officers who dragged and tased two HBCU students just days before another Atlanta Police…
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Sports
NHL: MAY 12 Golden Knights at Sharks

NHL Suspends Evander Kane For Vaccine Card Forgery
NFL: JAN 30 Super Bowl LIV - NFLPA Press Conference

Head Of NFL Players Association Wants Answers
10 itemsThe Olympic Games-Tokyo 2020

The Blackest Moments Of The 2020 Olympics
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Entertainment
"Black Panther" Atlanta Screening

'Black Panther' Elder Dorothy Steel Dies At 95

The 'Black Panther' franchise recently lost another prominent cast member following reports that 95-year-old "Merchant Tribe Elder" actress Dorothy Steel…

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Los Angeles Premiere Of PBS Documentary Film "Downing Of A Flag"

Documentary Takes On Confederate Flag Controversy

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Kelly Price Shares Recovery Update

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World
Post Boxes Painted To Honour Black Britons During Black History Month

5 Moments That Shaped UK Black History Month

October marks the start of the country's month-long Black History celebration that commemorates the achievements of Black British and Afro-Caribbean…

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17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 - Day Two

Husband Charged With Killing World-Class Runner In Kenya

Ibrahim Rotich, the husband of a Kenyan Olympic long-distance runner Agnes Tirop, who was found dead this week in a…

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An expert on refugee law and policy unpacks what went on at the U.S. border and whether the Biden administration…

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Good News
LA Premiere Of Cirque Du Soleil's "Volta"

Common Creates Music Recording Studio At Correctional Center

Common helped create a music recording studio for inmates at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.
The Lena Horne Prize For Artists Creating Social Impact

Solange’s Saint Heron Library Will Celebrate Black Creators

Solange’s platform Saint Heron is launching a free library that features the work of Black creatives.
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Allyson Felix Named Sportswoman Of The Year

Olympian Allyson Felix has been named Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation.
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Opinion
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Defining Diversity
op-ed Mostly Haitian Migrants Cross Treacherous Darien Gap En Route To U.S. Border

Biden Admin Backpedaling On Immigration Promises
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Photos
Celebrities Get Ready For The 2021 Critics Choice Awards

Notable Black People Who Died From Drug Overdoses
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How Destructive Hurricane Ida Really Was, In Photos
Police killings 2020

117 Black Men And Boys Killed By Police
Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner

Toni Morrison Quotes To Mark Legendary Writer's Birthday
Pro-Trump Protests over Electoral College Vote Certification

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Quotables

"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