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White segregationist demonstrators protesting at the admission of the Little Rock Nine, to Central High School, 1959. The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrol

Little Rock Nine's 60th Anniversary Commemorated

Monday marked the 60th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine, a group of Black teenagers who broke the segregation barrier…
Carmelo Anthony Attends Soccer Clinics For Children
Melo Pens Essay To Puerto Rico After Hurricane…

Carmelo Anthony penned a powerful essay for The Players Tribune about the devastation brought by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Barack Obama Hosts Community Event For Obama Presidential Center
Chicago Coalition Pushes Obama Foundation For Jobs

Chicago community groups are calling for an ordinance that would enforce promises of jobs and development from the Obama Foundation.
Two Small Caskets for Child Victims of Oklahoma City Bombing
Kenneka Jenkins’ Mother Announces Funeral Date

Kenneka Jenkins' mother announced that she tentatively scheduled a funeral for Sept. 30. A crowd of supporters is expected to…
Baltimore Ravens v Jacksonville Jaguars
NFL Community Defies Trump, Shows Unity

Unity makes a difference.
San Francisco 49ers v Seattle Seahawks
Athletes, Owners Slam Trump's Divisive Remarks

Athletes and NFL team owners push back against President Trump's divisive remarks about kneeling during the national anthem.
Looking Through Books at the Library
First-Ever Black Children’s Book To Be Honored

The United States Postal Service will debut four new stamps that pay homage to Ezra Jack Keats’ 1962 children’s book…
Tampa Bay Buccaneers v San Francisco 49ers
Trump Calls Kaepernick ‘Son Of A B****'

During a rally in Huntsville, Alabama president Donald Trump fired subliminal shots at NFL player Colin Kaepernick.
Teen from Chicago found dead in walk-in freezer at hotel
Kenneka Jenkins Conspiracy Theories Not Helping

The influx of conspiracy theories about how exactly a Black teenager came to be found dead in a suburban Chicago…
NAACP Holds Mock Funeral To Bury The 'N-Word'
White Sorority Rapping 'N Word' Sparks Outrage

The University of New Hampshire's Alpha Phi Sorority sparked outrage after using the n-word while rapping to Kanye West's "Gold…
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Ex-Missouri College Wrestler Sentenced To 10 Years For…

In a case that is emblematic of how HIV criminalization unfairly impacts Black people and stigmatizes people living with HIV, Michael…
Trump Hotel in Washington, DC
Black Restaurant Employees Sue Trump Organization For $14.5…

The suit accuses the Trump Organization and hotel managing director of steering Black employees to less lucrative shifts and subjecting…
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 15: Howard University is a federally ch
Howard University Comey Protests Interrupt Speech

Howard University student activists interrupted James Comey's convocation speech there late Friday morning, with protesters alternating between various chants of…
Protest against police violence in Chicago
Finally, Chicago To Retrain Officers After Decades Of…

The Department of Justice released a scathing report in January that found a pattern of Chicago officers who operate outside…
Newborn Baby Girl
Naval Hospital Staffers Removed After Newborn ‘In Da…

The Navy surgeon general ordered an immediate review of all hospital and medical commands.
47th Annual Legislative Conference
Maxine Waters Calls Ben Carson An 'Educated Fool'

Maxine Waters’ all-out assault on the Trump administration showed no signs of letting up on Thursday.
Aaron Hernandez Had CTE; Lawsuit Against NFL, Patriots Planned
Aaron Hernandez Fiancée Sues New England Patriots &…

In a lawsuit against the Patriots and the NFL, Aaron Hernandez's fiancée claims he was kept in the dark about…
(HR) ABOVE: Eight of the nine members of the LIttle Rock Nine posed for photographers outside Congregation Emanuel before the interfaith service. They are from left to right: Terrence Roberts Carlotta Walls LaNier , Minnijean Brown Trickey J
Little Rock Nine To Be Honored

The National Museum of African American History and Culture will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine, who…
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David Clarke Tells Reporter ‘F-You’

David Clarke drops the “F-bomb” in response to a reporter's email questions about spending taxpayer dollars on his home security,…
After 13 years, Baltimore man free after new witnesses say he is innocent of 2004 murder
Man Exonerated After 13 Years Of Life Sentence

A judge threw out the wrongful conviction of Lamar Johnson after three new witnesses came forward to say he was…
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