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Donald Trump Spends All of a Minute ‘Helping’ La. Flood Victims
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At Last: Frank Ocean Releases Long-Awaited Album, Blonde
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George Curry, Black Press Champion, Dies at 69
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U.S. Justice Department Says Poor Defendants Can’t Be Held If They Can’t Afford Bail
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White Supremacist Stabs Interracial Couple in Olympia, Wash.
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Media Turn on the Olympics’ ‘Ugly American’
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Watch: Al Roker Takes No Tea for The Fever on Ryan Lochte—‘He Lied’
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Ex-NFL Player Ray Lewis’ Son Indicted on Sex Asssault Charges
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News
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U.S. Justice Department Says Poor Defendants Can’t Be Held If They Can’t Afford Bail
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White Supremacist Stabs Interracial Couple in Olympia, Wash.
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Ex-NFL Player Ray Lewis’ Son Indicted on Sex Asssault Charges
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Black Writers Rally To Save Langston Hughes’ Home
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Rio Rundown: Women’s 4×100 Team Retains Gold, Men Appeal Disqualification
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Al Sharpton to Question ‘Right-Wing Motives’ in Bringing Up Nate Parker College Rape Accusations
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Judge Declines to Try 16-Year-Old in Fatal High School Bathroom Fight as an Adult
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Miss. Cop Fired After Viral Video Shows Him Soliciting Sex
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Emmett Till’s Casket Is ‘One of Our Most Sacred Objects’ at African-American History Museum
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Boy Who Lost Parents in 2015 Murder-Suicide Gets Trip to Disney World From NYPD
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Culture
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Unique Views, Episode 7: White Lies, A Birth of a Scandal and Celebrity Crushes
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You Can Enjoy the Club and Be 'Marriage Material'
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Nonprofit BMe Deposits $1,000,000 in Black-Owned Bank, Calls on Others to #BankBlack
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A Hip-Hop Hall of Fame for the ‘Other Guy’
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Black Lotus Is a Woman’s Search for Racial Identity in a Racist World
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An Open Letter to Nate Parker
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Democrats for Education Reform Seek to Empower Parents and Strengthen Black Communities
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How to Explain Black Lives Matter to White People
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A Black Man’s Coming of Age in the Age of Obama
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What Is K2, the Drug that Killed Marion Barry's Son?
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Lists
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8 GIFs to Celebrate Obama’s Birthday
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Happy Birthday, Laurence Fishburne! Celebrate His Most Epic Movie Moments
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The Ultimate Breakup Playlist, Inspired by Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs
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9 Hilarious RNC Memes
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7 Times Fantasia Took Us to Church With Her Stunning Performances
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6 Black Women Who Are Leading Africa’s Digital Revolution
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10 STEM Summer Camps for Students of Color
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The Most Important Job Nobody Wants: The 3 People Who Could Be Trump’s Veep Pick
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These Musicians Are Geminis. But Are You Surprised?
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15 New Books by Black Authors to Dive Into This Summer
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Politics
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Finding Carly: Whatever Happened to the Breakout Stars, Heroes and Flops of the 2016 Primary Season?
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Admit It, Pundits: Racism Is Driving Trump's Campaign
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A Dear John Letter to the Democratic Party
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The GOP Hires Black ‘Suicide Squad’ to Save It From Trump
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Legal, Media Experts Say White Supremacists Are Using Trump to Grow Numbers
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That 1 Time Donald Trump Was Right
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Don’t Throw Your Vote Away on Jill Stein
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George P. Bush’s Spineless Move to Endorse Trump Is About Power, Not Principle
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The GOP’s Obsession With Detroit Is a Dangerously Coded Attack on Black Leadership
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1 Year Later: BLM Protester Who Interrupted Bernie Sanders’ Rally Discusses the Moment and the Movement
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History
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How Do I Save a Family Bible That Is Falling Apart?
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Did My Black Forebear Have Kids With a White Employer?
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Do I Really Have African and Native American Ancestry?
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Help Me Find My Ancestors in Slave Records
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How Do I Connect With Kin of My Ancestor’s Slave Owners?
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Star-Spangled Bigotry: The Hidden Racist History of the National Anthem
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A DNA Test Says I’m Part Black. How Do I Embrace That?
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Am I Related to Free People of Color in NC?
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Tell Me More About My Runaway Slave Ancestor
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How Do I Research My Kin’s Jamaican Origins?
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Photos
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20 Black Films Made After She’s Gotta Have It That You Should See
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It’s Been 2 Years Since Ferguson: Where Are They Now?
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She’s Gotta Have It, 30 Years Later: Where Are They Now?
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40 Black Athletes to Watch at the Rio Olympics
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Our Power, Our Promise: When Thought Leaders Conjoin
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Boyz n the Hood Cast at 25: Where Are They Now?
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Tumult: 72 Hours in Photos
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Tennis Royalty: The Williams Sisters Love to Serve
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Happy 18th Birthday, Malia Obama!
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Celebrities Who Hold It Down for the Divine 9
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