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  1. REPORT: Student Loan Debt Up By 4 Percent 

  2. Facial Recognition Technology Disproportionately Affects African Americans

  3. 2 Inmates Have Died in ‘Preventable Deaths’ at Striking Prisons

  4. Police Shoot and Kill Man in Benton Harbor, Mich. 

  5. Watch: Brian Tyree Henry Is All About That Paper Boi

  6. Black Folk Hate White Tears and Blatant Racism More Than Charter Schools

  7. Chicago Man Arrested for Hitting Bus Driver, Passenger with Bag of Frozen Chicken 

  8. Kerry Washington Welcomes Son Caleb Into the World

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  1. News

    1. REPORT: Student Loan Debt Up By 4 Percent 
    2. Facial Recognition Technology Disproportionately Affects African Americans
    3. 2 Inmates Have Died in ‘Preventable Deaths’ at Striking Prisons
    4. Police Shoot and Kill Man in Benton Harbor, Mich. 
    5. Chicago Man Arrested for Hitting Bus Driver, Passenger with Bag of Frozen Chicken 
    6. Obama to Trump: Stop Whining and Worry About Getting Votes
    7. Man Whose Girlfriend Went Missing Gets Arrested in Another Missing-Woman Case
    8. ‘Mafia III’ Is Probably the Blackest Video Game Ever Made
    9. Woman Who Used N-Word, Spit on Black Couple at Chicago Festival Charged With Hate Crime
    10. Man Punches 69-Year-Old Woman Outside NYC Deli, Sends Her to Hospital

  2. Culture

    1. Black Folk Hate White Tears and Blatant Racism More Than Charter Schools
    2. The Price We Paid: Race, Reparative Justice and the Drug War
    3. #RiseUpAsOne: We Can Build Bridges, Not Walls
    4. Michel’le’s Surviving Compton Doesn’t Forget About Dre
    5. Who Gets to Be Black?
    6. Unique Views Podcast, Episode 14: Social Media Suicide: It’s Just Podcast Talk
    7. The ‘We Love You’ Project Embraces Black Men  
    8. GOP Candidate’s Black Outreach: Kool-Aid, Watermelon and KFC 
    9. All Films Matter: The Birth of a Nation and the Vilification of Black Feminism
    10. The 6 Best Clapbacks of This Week’s HTGAWM

  4. Lists

    1. 12 Unsung Skills in the Black Community
    2. Thanks to Chance the Rapper, #BlackBoyJoy Is a Thing
    3. 8 GIFs to Celebrate Obama’s Birthday
    4. Happy Birthday, Laurence Fishburne! Celebrate His Most Epic Movie Moments
    5. The Ultimate Breakup Playlist, Inspired by Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs
    6. 9 Hilarious RNC Memes
    7. 7 Times Fantasia Took Us to Church With Her Stunning Performances
    8. 6 Black Women Who Are Leading Africa’s Digital Revolution
    9. 10 STEM Summer Camps for Students of Color
    10. The Most Important Job Nobody Wants: The 3 People Who Could Be Trump’s Veep Pick

  5. Politics

    1. What Conservatives Really Mean When They Talk About Rap
    2. For Colored Folk Who Have Considered Suicide When This Election Was Too Much
    3. Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon Rejoins Race for Mayor With Write-In Campaign
    4. Hillary Clinton Needs to Let the ‘Bitch’ Loose on Trump
    5. For Sexual Assault Victims, Donald Trump Is Triggering
    6. Yusef Salaam of the Central Park 5: Trump ‘Unfit to Be President’
    7. The #TrumpTape Debate: Either Hillary Clinton Wins the Debate or America Has Lost Its Way
    8. For Black People, Donald Trump Is America
    9. Promises and Compacts: What a Hillary Clinton Presidency Means for HBCUs
    10. In VP Debate, Mike Pence Goes on 90-Minute Shaggy ‘It Wasn’t Me’ Defense

  6. History

    1. Who Were My Enslaved Ancestor’s Parents?
    2. Am I Related to President Andrew Jackson?
    3. Was My Black Ancestor Named After a Confederate General?
    4. Was My Ancestor a Free Afro-Hispanic of Color?
    5. I Want to Find a Slave’s Descendants and Apologize
    6. Is My Family’s ‘Slave Name’ the Wrong One?
    7. My Family Is West Indian. How Did I Get Melanesian DNA?
    8. Did My Black Ancestors Enter the US via Ellis Island?
    9. How Do I Save a Family Bible That Is Falling Apart?
    10. Did My Black Forebear Have Kids With a White Employer?

  7. Photos

    1. 10 Signs You’re Black and From Fla.
    2. The Root’s Young Futurists Are Ready to Change the World: Where Are They Now?
    3. SnapBlack: 12 Black Snapchatters You Should Follow
    4. 10 Black Superheroes Who Deserve Their Own Starring Roles
    5. 15 Hair Products That Can Make It Easier to Go Natural
    6. 10 Stunning Images From The Birth of a Nation
    7. 10 TV Couples Who Truly Represent #BlackLove
    8. Check Out These Actors and Directors Working the Big Screen This Fall
    9. The Root Hosts Young, Fabulous and Female in Philly
    10. The Cast of Moesha: Where Are They Now?

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