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Outrageous: Massachusetts School District Apologizes For Image Of Black Girl On A Leash

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.
A bullet–riddled LAPD patrol car sits disabled on St. Andrews Place and Venice Blvd Thursday morning
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Fugitive Couple Accused Of Sex Crimes Arrested

A couple who founded a Los Angeles private school and fled after authorities charged them with 13 sex crimes against…
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Book Your Hotel Room With An Emoji

Marriott is making hotel bookings easier with a new Slack messaging app extension that lets groups find and book hotel…
A large immigrant-led coalition held a rally at Washington...
Activists Weigh In On White Supremacy

Actor Jesse Williams, activist Bree Newsome and more valued thinkers on the matter of race weigh in on the white…
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Mississippi School To Be Renamed For Obama

A predominantly Black elementary school in Mississippi named after Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, will be renamed to…
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Failed Ex-Howard Student Suspected In Shooting Hoax

A former student who flunked out of Howard Medical School is suspected of causing a scare about an active shooter…
2nd Annual Pride & Prejudice Summit
Tamika Mallory Weighs Suit Against Airline

Tamika Mallory is reportedly considering filing a discrimination lawsuit against American Airlines after she claims a pilot kicked her off…
Ferguson's Fragile Recovery Shaken After Police Casualties
Three Dead In Maryland Business Shooting

Three people are reported dead and two injured after a man reportedly opened fire in a Maryland kitchen countertop company where…
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Sound The Alarm: Wall Street Black CEO Void

Fortune 500 CEOs have never been more diverse, but they will take a major hit when American Express' Kenneth Chenault…
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Judge Tosses Firefighter’s Discrimination Suit

A judge tosses a black firefighter's lawsuit that said race is the reason he was fired for the same offense…
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California Restaurant Resells Popeyes Chicken?

Sweet Dixie Chicken in Long Beach, California, is accused of reselling Popeyes fried chicken at its restaurant.
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$72 Million Award Dismissed In Johnson & Johnson…

Jacqueline Fox, 62, of Birmingham, Alabama, who was Black, died in 2015. She alleged that Johnson & Johnson baby powder…
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Here's How To Help Family Of La David…

Throughout all of terrible twists and turns of the ordeal surrounding the president’s response to a group of U.S. military…
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Lego Set Honors ‘Hidden Figures’ Pioneers

Lego is set to release a product honoring the African-American female pioneers of NASA’s space program to foster an interest…
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Hate Crime Charge In Black Student's Death

Sean Christopher Urbanski, 22, was arrested on murder charges in May after stabbing Richard Collins III, 23.
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Trump No Compassion For La David Johnson's Widow

U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson heard Trump make a shockingly uncompassionate comment to Sgt. La David T. Johnson’s widow, Myeshia Johnson.
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Activists Brace For White Supremacists In Florida

Gov. Rick Scott declares a state of emergency in anticipation of white supremacist Richard Spencer's visit to the University of…
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Mom & Children In Blackface Sparks Outrage

A Facebook picture posted by a Fort Bragg, North Carolina military family featuring two children in blackface drew major controversy.
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Apple Diversity VP Apologizes

Apple VP of Diversity Denise Young Smith apologized for saying '12 white blue-eyed blonde men' could be a diverse population.
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