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Police Response in Texas School shooting criticized

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U.S. Senate Officially Recognizes 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival From Summer of Soul

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We Have Beef! Brandy Goes at Jack Harlow in ‘First Class’ Freestyle

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Cardi B Embraces ‘Responsibility’ to Get Political With Fans

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The Notorious B.I.G.'s 50th Birthday Party Paid Homage To The Late Hip Hop Legend

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Winston Duke Discusses Portraying a Black Batman in Spotify's Batman: Unburied

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Idris Elba Says Michael Jordan Declined His Request to Play Him in a Biopic

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Travis Scott Sued Over Alleged Stampede at Rolling Loud 2019

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Wendy Williams Placed Under Financial Guardianship

Race Matters

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Two Years After The Murder Of George Floyd, America Still Won't Change The Way It Polices Black People

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Black Woman Faces Eviction Over Her Daughter Twerking At Pool

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Offensive George Floyd-Themed Promposal Causes Outrage at California High School

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NY State Assemblyman Accused of Firing Staffers Over Argument About Condemning White Supremacy

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FSU Professor Maurice Johnson Uses Hip Hop as His Textbook

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NBA Player Makes Coffee for Tennis Players

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A Former NFL Head Coach Didn't Know Who Aaron Donald is

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Chicago Entrepreneurs are Making a Splash in the Craft Beer Market

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Google-Sponsored Survey Reveals What Black Women Want at Work

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ATL-based Greenwood, the Gathering Spot Announce Merger

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Kevin Hart Wants You Grilling Plant-Based Burgers This Summer

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How The Black News Channel Fell Apart

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Criminal Justice

Biden Signs Policing Executive Order On 2nd Anniversary of George Floyd's Death

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Justice Department Directs Federal Agents To Intervene If They See Police Abuse

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Wu-Tang Clan Studio Worker Wrongfully Convicted in 1996 Killing to Receive $7 Million Settlement From New York City

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Judge Hears Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit by Family of Henrietta Lacks

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Law Enforcement

Marilyn Mosby Drops List of Baltimore Cops With "Integrity Issues"

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Supreme Court Might Soon Loosen Gun Laws In Wake of Texas Shooting

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Trump Must Testify Under Oath In New York AG Probe After Losing Appeal

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NRA Scheduled To Hold Annual Conference In Texas Just Three Days After Uvalde School Shooting

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National Politics

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Herschel Walker Must Be Trolling Us

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Herschel Walker Surprisingly But Unsurprisingly Wins GOP Georgia Primary

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Russia Permanently Bans Nearly 1,000 Americans From Entering But Donald Trump Is Still Welcome

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Herschel Walker Easily Wins GA Republican Senate Primary