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Protestors shut down gas station after two employees caught on camera kicking a Black woman
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Missing unpublished, secret chapter of Malcolm X’s autobiography finally found
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Banking While Black: Wells Fargo threatens to call the police on 78-year old Black woman trying to cash a check,
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Stranger Than Fiction: How Documentaries Invaded The Zeitgeist
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Georgia lawmaker caught on camera spewing n-word and baring butt will resign
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Eric Holder says he’s thinking about running against Trump in 2020 presidential election
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April Ryan writes about reporter who claims only reason she gets called on in White House is because she’s Black
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Maxine Waters and staff safe after suspicious package marked ‘anthrax’ found at her LA office
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The Future with Artificial Intelligence: Even technology is racist
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‘I Admit’: R. Kelly responds to sexual abuse allegations in 19-minute clapback song
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Michael B. Jordan explains his dating preferences in Instagram video
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New initiative launches to recruit Black and Hispanic male teachers
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Queen gives Prince Harry and Meghan Markle a new home
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German soccer player quits over fans’ racist threats and hate mail after World Cup loss
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Protestors rally in support of NFL players right to kneel at Atlanta park
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Stand Your Ground strikes again: White man walks after shooting Black dad over parking space
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Shiggy denies Drake paid him to make #InMyFeelings challenge go viral
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Yale student sheds ‘white tears’ Twitter lashing after posting ‘life is over’ since calling cops on napping Black classmate
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9 members of Indiana family among 17 who died in Missouri duck boat accident
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Minnesota Nice: Minneapolis helps teen entrepreneur triumph over a #PermitPatty
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Anthony Anderson being investigated for sexual assault in Los Angeles
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Father of two Parkland shooting survivors fatally shot at his convenience store
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Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen meets with Rev. Al Sharpton, reportedly says he is opposed to president’s actions
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Daytime talk queen Wendy Williams admits she was a ‘functioning’ coke addict
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Start Snitching: Outrage in Baltimore as street code stalls child’s death investigation
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Quincy Jones to release documentary on Black Hollywood experience
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#BlackExcellence: Atlanta students claim victory at Harvard debate competition
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Racist customer bails on tip and leaves hateful message for Black waiter on receipt
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Jay-Z expresses anger over Philadelphia mayor’s eviction of his Made in America festival
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