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Judge Considers Halting Trump’s Obamacare Payments Cut

A federal judge hears arguments about whether to stop Trump’s plan to end billions in Obamacare payments to insurance companies.
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Talking About Ending Sexual Violence Now

There is no better time than now (or yesterday) to come up with solutions to end all forms of sexual…
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Meet Brown Girl Surf

Brown Girl Surf, a nonprofit based in Oakland, California, is on a mission to “amplify the voices” of brown women…
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Myeshia Johnson Breaks Silence On Trump Phone Call

Myeshia Johnson broke her silence, confirming President Trump’s heartless condolence phone call.
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Body Recovered In Search For Missing Texas Girl

Sherin Mathews has been missing since Oct. 7, when her father, Wesley Mathews, ordered her to stand outside as punishment.
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Cops Using Smear Tactic Against Teen In Sex…

The attorneys for two cops accused of sexual assault are using smear tactics against the accuser to avoid an indictment.…
Celebrity Zodiac: Scorpio

Scorpios are people born between October 23 – November 21.
Chicago police: 'Inconsistencies' in man's claims that 3 people he killed were intruders
Florida Killer Strikes Third Time

Tampa police believe that a third killing is related to two others that occurred over an 11-day period.
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NY Botanical Gardens Accused Of Discriminating Against Minority…

The New York Botanical Gardens allegedly permitted White students into an exhibit but barred minority students from a different school.
George Washington University Space Policy Institute Holds Humans To Mars Summit
Former Black NASA Chief Charles Bolden Honored

Charles Bolden Jr., a former NASA chief, was awarded the 2017 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.
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La David Johnson Laid To Rest

A funeral service for Sgt. La David Johnson was held at Christ the Rock Community Church in suburban Fort Lauderdale.…
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Columbia University Allocates $100 Million For Faculty Diversity

Columbia University has pledged to allocate $100 million over the span of five years towards faculty diversity.
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NAACP Appoints President And CEO

The NAACP appointed Derrick Johnson as the organization’s president and CEO.
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Black Executive On Mission To Mentor Black Girls

Teresa White, Aflac’s first Black woman president, is using her journey to inspire Black girls.
Deflating football: Even in Texas, concern over head injuries hinders growth
Middle School Football Players' Racist Video

Henrico Police launch an investigation into the Short Pump Middle School white football players behind a racist video that simulates…
US Artist Brings Rosa Parks House To Berlin
Rosa Parks’ Home To Return To The US

Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks’ Detroit home will be on display in Providence, Rhode Island next year.
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Black Women Entrepreneurs Make Capital Funding History

Amanda Johnson and KJ Miller are the 15th and 16th Black women to ever garner $1 million in funding for…
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The #MeToo Movement Started With A Black Woman

The #MeToo movement was originally created by social activist Tarana Burke 10 years before the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
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School District Sorry For Image Of Black Girl…

A Massachusetts school district has apologized for posting a photograph of two white children holding leashes attached to a Black…
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Killing Of Black Texas Teen 'Not Racially Motivated'

The killing of a popular Black teen in White Settlement, Texas, in September was not racially motivated, police said.
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