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Court Blocks DA Investigating Cops Involved in Black Man's Death

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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Colleges Can Consider Race in Admissions Process

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Man in Connecticut Arrested and Charged After a Racist Tirade Over Wrong Smoothie Order

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Illinois Homeowners Can Remove Racist Language From Their Property Deeds in New Law

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Michelle Buteau Sets Survival of the Thickest Comedy Series at Netflix

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$850 Per Month for Black Women in Atlanta

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Race Matters

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Page County Karen Violently Threatens School Over Mask Mandate

Alexandra Jane

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Japanese Americans Join The Struggle for Black Reparations

Alexandra Jane

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Karen Attacks a Black Man After He Was Allegedly Served First at a Hilton Hotel in Rio De Janeiro

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Urban Meyer Admits Ohio State Football Program Used Pictures of Trayvon Martin to Enforce 'No Hoodies' Policy

Entertainment

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Michelle Buteau Sets Survival of the Thickest Comedy Series at Netflix

Stephanie Holland

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'I'm Done and Tired': Here's Why Ari Lennox Wants to be Dropped From Her Label

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007 Producers Shake and Stir Up Talk About Idris Elba Potentially Being the Next James Bond

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Kanye West Demands 'Final Edit and Approval' of jeen-yuhs Documentary Just Before Premiere

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The National Interest

Are Democrats Finally Sick of Kyrsten the Karen Sinema?

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The National Interest

Why Was Stacey Abrams Really Absent from Biden's Voting Rights Speech?

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The National Interest

Kamala Harris Reveals Jan. 6 Bombshell: Now, We All Have Questions

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A Year After the Insurrection, Where's Accountability for Accomplices in Congress?

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Kyle Rittenhouse's Pal Gets Sweetheart Plea Deal

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After Spending 37 Years in Prison, A Philadelphia Man is Free

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Justice Department Continues Investigations Into Civil Rights Era Killings After Closing Emmett Till Case

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Young Black Men in Philadelphia are Taking Charge in Reducing Gun Violence in Their City

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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Colleges Can Consider Race in Admissions Process

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Man in Connecticut Arrested and Charged After a Racist Tirade Over Wrong Smoothie Order

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Illinois Homeowners Can Remove Racist Language From Their Property Deeds in New Law

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School District in Florida Cancels Professor’s Civil Rights Lecture Over Concerns of Critical Race Theory

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The National Interest

Are Democrats Finally Sick of Kyrsten the Karen Sinema?

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$850 Per Month For Black Women in Atlanta

Adriano Contreras

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Black South Carolina Voters are Disappointed with Biden’s First Year

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Mitch McConnell Separates Black Folks from "Americans" When it Comes to Voting