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Happy Birthday To Activist Mary McLeod Bethune

She was born on this day in 1875.
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The Legacy Of Teena Marie Remembered On Birthday

Today is Teena Marie's birthday and we celebrate her life.
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Part 3: Criminal Justice Meets Immigration

Mass incarceration is big business, especially when it comes to rounding up and detaining undocumented Black immigrants.
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Part 2: Facing Deportation

A young man born in Senegal but came to the U.S. at age three was facing deportation after being arrested…
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Part 1: BAJI

While much of the immigration discussion surrounds Central Americans, there is another population of asylum seekers that have been disproportionately…
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Tribute To Sidney Poitier

The icon is 92 today.
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Celebrating Jackie Robinson: Beyond The Baseball Field

The icon would have been 100 years old today.
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Meet The SweetPea Girls Changing Black Youth Literacy

The SweetPea Girls encourage Black children to read and write stories that portray positive images of people who look like…
President Donald J. Trump
The Real Reason Melania Won't Touch Her Husband

The most awkward marriage ever.
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Melania Trump Tweets About 'National African American History…

Social media is not here for it.
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Melania Trump Is Reportedly Miserable With 45

Michael Wolff‘s book Fire & Fury reportedly has heads rolling at the White House. Wolff spent several months with the…
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Black Republicans Accused Omarosa Of Blocking Them From…

We all heard Omarosa whine about being the only Black person as a staffer at The White House. However, some…
President Trump Holds Meeting Honoring Black History Month
Omarosa Book To Dish On Everyone

Ever since Omarosa Manigault Newman got the boot from the White House — or as she likes to call it,…
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NAACP To Black Harvey Victims: We Won't Forget…

Even in the midst of disaster and natural calamity, it’s important for us all to remember one intangible that makes…
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‘Law Enforcement Failed This Family:’ Missing Black Kansas…

Carrie Blewett's relatives are calling for a probe of the handling of her case.
Ferguson's Fragile Recovery Shaken After Police Casualties
America Hates Us

America Hates Us, a social justice-driven clothing brand with roots in Brooklyn, New York, is uplifting and unifying millennials in…
41 injured, 3 killed in weekend shootings
Relatives Of Missing Mentally Ill Black Woman Accuse…

Carrie Blewett's family is worried her drug history means police in Kansas City, Missouri are not investigating her case.
1 Dead, 3 Injured After Shooting At Seattle Pacific University
Community Struggles With Grief

The family of Shavon Le'Feye Randle, 13, who was kidnapped and murdered in a feud over 22 pounds of stolen…
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22-Year-Old Vanishes

The disappearance last year of Toni Jacobs' daughter, Keeshae, was made fresh by the death of her son earlier this…
Nine Killed And 46 Wounded Over Labor Day Weekend In Chicago
Missing Georgia Teen Latania Janell Carwell Is Presumed…

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is now searching for the teen's remains in Atlanta.
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