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  5. Mayhem Erupts as Milwaukee Police Kill Black Man

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  7. 73-Year-Old Hampton U Alumna Joins Peace Corps

  8. Fencer Daryl Homer Makes Olympic History, Too

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    1. Simone Biles Continues Gold Streak, Wins Women’s Vault
    2. Spelman College to Consider Admitting Transgender Women 
    3. Entire Black Church Endorses Donald Trump for President
    4. Ruby Wilson, ‘Queen of Beale Street,’ Has Died at 68
    5. Mayhem Erupts as Milwaukee Police Kill Black Man
    6. 73-Year-Old Hampton U Alumna Joins Peace Corps
    7. Fencer Daryl Homer Makes Olympic History, Too
    8. More #BlackGirlMagic: Michelle Carter Wins Gold for Shot Put
    9. Baltimore’s Reaction to the DOJ Report: ‘Well, Duh’
    10. Shooting Leaves 6-Year-Old Philadelphia Boy ‘Riddled With Bullets’ 

  2. Culture

    1. An Ode to Lisa Nicole Carson
    2. Pushback Against the NAACP’s Anti-Charter School Stance Is Misguided and Self-Serving
    3. How a Ga. Mom Is Promoting Social Awareness Through Black-Themed School Supplies 
    4. Yes, We Innovate: These 8 Engineers and Scientists Are Creating the Future Today
    5. Gabby Douglas Only Has 1 Job—and It Isn’t to Fix Her Hair to Please You  
    6. I Want to Travel Solo for My Birthday, but My Boyfriend Wants to Tag Along
    7. Not a Victim: Korryn Gaines Was Standing Her Ground
    8. Dear Mike: Another Year Has Passed and We’re Still Fighting for You
    9. ‘It’s Powerful’: The State of the Movement Post-Ferguson in St. Louis
    10. 2 Years After Ferguson, Mo., the Fight Grows, Goes On for Black Lives Matter

  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. A Dear John Letter to the Democratic Party
    2. That 1 Time Donald Trump Was Right
    3. Don’t Throw Your Vote Away on Jill Stein
    4. George P. Bush’s Spineless Move to Endorse Trump Is About Power, Not Principle
    5. The GOP’s Obsession With Detroit Is a Dangerously Coded Attack on Black Leadership
    6. 1 Year Later: BLM Protester Who Interrupted Bernie Sanders’ Rally Discusses the Moment and the Movement
    7. How Both Hillary Clinton and Black and Latino Journalists Blew Their Big Shot
    8. Worst Behavior: How Donald Trump’s Self-Inflicted Wounds Let Hillary Clinton Off the Hook
    9. What Unity? Twitter Reveals a Great Divide Within Both Political Parties
    10. Dear Centrists: The Left Has Something to Say Whether You Like It or Not

  6. History

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

  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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