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  2. At Last: Frank Ocean Releases Long-Awaited Album, Blonde

  3. George Curry, Black Press Champion, Dies at 69

  4. U.S. Justice Department Says Poor Defendants Can’t Be Held If They Can’t Afford Bail

  5. White Supremacist Stabs Interracial Couple in Olympia, Wash.

  6. Media Turn on the Olympics’ ‘Ugly American’

  7. Watch: Al Roker Takes No Tea for The Fever on Ryan Lochte—‘He Lied’

  8. Ex-NFL Player Ray Lewis’ Son Indicted on Sex Asssault Charges

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    1. U.S. Justice Department Says Poor Defendants Can’t Be Held If They Can’t Afford Bail
    2. White Supremacist Stabs Interracial Couple in Olympia, Wash.
    3. Ex-NFL Player Ray Lewis’ Son Indicted on Sex Asssault Charges
    4. Black Writers Rally To Save Langston Hughes’ Home
    5. Rio Rundown: Women’s 4×100 Team Retains Gold, Men Appeal Disqualification
    6. Al Sharpton to Question ‘Right-Wing Motives’ in Bringing Up Nate Parker College Rape Accusations 
    7. Judge Declines to Try 16-Year-Old in Fatal High School Bathroom Fight as an Adult 
    8. Miss. Cop Fired After Viral Video Shows Him Soliciting Sex
    9. Emmett Till’s Casket Is ‘One of Our Most Sacred Objects’ at African-American History Museum 
    10. Boy Who Lost Parents in 2015 Murder-Suicide Gets Trip to Disney World From NYPD

  2. Culture

    1. Unique Views, Episode 7: White Lies, A Birth of a Scandal and Celebrity Crushes
    2. You Can Enjoy the Club and Be 'Marriage Material'
    3. Nonprofit BMe Deposits $1,000,000 in Black-Owned Bank, Calls on Others to #BankBlack
    4. A Hip-Hop Hall of Fame for the ‘Other Guy’
    5. Black Lotus Is a Woman’s Search for Racial Identity in a Racist World
    6.  An Open Letter to Nate Parker
    7. Democrats for Education Reform Seek to Empower Parents and Strengthen Black Communities
    8. How to Explain Black Lives Matter to White People
    9. A Black Man’s Coming of Age in the Age of Obama
    10. What Is K2, the Drug that Killed Marion Barry's Son?

  4. Lists

    1. 8 GIFs to Celebrate Obama’s Birthday
    2. Happy Birthday, Laurence Fishburne! Celebrate His Most Epic Movie Moments
    3. The Ultimate Breakup Playlist, Inspired by Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs
    4. 9 Hilarious RNC Memes
    5. 7 Times Fantasia Took Us to Church With Her Stunning Performances
    6. 6 Black Women Who Are Leading Africa’s Digital Revolution
    7. 10 STEM Summer Camps for Students of Color
    8. The Most Important Job Nobody Wants: The 3 People Who Could Be Trump’s Veep Pick
    9. These Musicians Are Geminis. But Are You Surprised?
    10. 15 New Books by Black Authors to Dive Into This Summer

  5. Politics

    1. Finding Carly: Whatever Happened to the Breakout Stars, Heroes and Flops of the 2016 Primary Season?
    2. Admit It, Pundits: Racism Is Driving Trump's Campaign
    3. A Dear John Letter to the Democratic Party
    4. The GOP Hires Black ‘Suicide Squad’ to Save It From Trump
    5. Legal, Media Experts Say White Supremacists Are Using Trump to Grow Numbers
    6. That 1 Time Donald Trump Was Right
    7. Don’t Throw Your Vote Away on Jill Stein
    8. George P. Bush’s Spineless Move to Endorse Trump Is About Power, Not Principle
    9. The GOP’s Obsession With Detroit Is a Dangerously Coded Attack on Black Leadership
    10. 1 Year Later: BLM Protester Who Interrupted Bernie Sanders’ Rally Discusses the Moment and the Movement

  6. History

    1. How Do I Save a Family Bible That Is Falling Apart?
    2. Did My Black Forebear Have Kids With a White Employer?
    3. Do I Really Have African and Native American Ancestry?
    4. Help Me Find My Ancestors in Slave Records
    5. How Do I Connect With Kin of My Ancestor’s Slave Owners?
    6. Star-Spangled Bigotry: The Hidden Racist History of the National Anthem
    7. A DNA Test Says I’m Part Black. How Do I Embrace That?
    8. Am I Related to Free People of Color in NC?
    9. Tell Me More About My Runaway Slave Ancestor
    10. How Do I Research My Kin’s Jamaican Origins?

  7. Photos

    1. 20 Black Films Made After She’s Gotta Have It That You Should See
    2. It’s Been 2 Years Since Ferguson: Where Are They Now?
    3. She’s Gotta Have It, 30 Years Later: Where Are They Now?
    4. 40 Black Athletes to Watch at the Rio Olympics
    5. Our Power, Our Promise: When Thought Leaders Conjoin 
    6. Boyz n the Hood Cast at 25: Where Are They Now?
    7. Tumult: 72 Hours in Photos 
    8. Tennis Royalty: The Williams Sisters Love to Serve
    9. Happy 18th Birthday, Malia Obama! 
    10. Celebrities Who Hold It Down for the Divine 9

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