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Watch: Uniting Hip-Hop & Science

A science educator who helped pioneer #HipHopEd mentored a new generation of science teachers.
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Black Girls Perceived Less Innocent Than White Girls

The “adultification” of Black girls explains why they are disciplined more harshly than White girls, according to researchers.
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Twitter Hires African American As Head Of Diversity

Twitter previously hired a White man as diversity VP. After criticism, it now turns to Candi Castleberry-Singleton to diversify its…
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Morehouse Names New Interim President

Harold Martin Jr., replaces William "Bill" Taggert, who died earlier this month of an aneurysm at his home in Atlanta.
Baton Rouge Tense As DOJ Prepares To Announce Findings In Alton Sterling Case
Alton Sterling Wrongful Death Suit

Alton Sterling's children claim their father's death was part of a racist pattern of police lethal force against Blacks.
Protesters Continue to Demonstrate Against Police Killings
3 More Cops Indicted In Laquan McDonald Case

The three cops are charged with conspiring to cover up alleged wrongdoing by Officer Jason Van Dyke in the fatal…
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Missouri NAACP May Soon Call For State Boycott

NAACP state chapter President Rod Chapel issued the declaration on Monday, and cites a new bill, which will make it…
Uber Releases Results Of Internal Sexual Harassment Investigation
CBC Urges Uber To Hire Black Executives

The Black lawmakers see an opportunity to promote tech diversity.
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Black Florida Man Ticketed For Walking While Black

An African-American man in Florida was accused of jaywalking by a White Sherriff's officer, who threatened him with jail time…
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Emmett Till Sign Defaced In Mississippi

Vandals defaced an historical marker honoring Emmett Till, who was lynched in 1955 in a heinous crime that helped spur…
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Kendu Issacs Lashes Out Over BET Performance

"You and and I really need to talk and stop all this negative nonsense," wrote Isaacs on Instagram after the…
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SCOTUS Gives Trump Partial Travel Ban Victory

The Supreme Court gave President Trump a partial victory today in that certain parts of his travel ban will go…
Charges Filed Against MN Police Officer In Fatal Shooting Of Philando Castile
Philando Castile's Family Reaches $3 Million Settlement

Officials in St. Anthony, Minnesota, “moved expeditiously” to resolve the case and start the healing process.
'Soul Food Junkies' New York Premiere With Performance By Dead Prez
College Defends Firing Black Professor

“You White people are angry because you couldn't use your White privilege card to get invited to the Black Lives…
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Councilman Condemns Arrest Of Black Teens Selling Water

D.C. councilmember Charles Allen condemned the officers who arrested Black teens for selling water on the National Mall.
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Cop Indicted For Fatally Shooting Woman

Dallas police officer Christopher Hess has been indicted for aggravated assault in the fatal shooting of Genevive Dawes.
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Black St. Louis Officer Shot By White Cop

A Black off-duty police officer was shot by a White cop in St. Louis.
El Cajon, CA Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Man
BLM Responds To Claims Of A Dying Movement

Black Lives Matter has issued a response to the controversial “What Happened To Black Lives Matter?” article.
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How Black Mayor Is Handling Racist Monuments

Richmond, Virginia's Mayor Levar Stoney says the controversial displays will remain, but a commission will put them in historic context.
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More Cops Going Down For Ramarley Graham Shooting?

The New York City Council’s Progressive Caucus urges officials to hold NYPD disciplinary trials for two officers involved in the…
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