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Lakers Hire Darvin Ham As New Head Coach

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For Black Mothers, Breastfeeding Isn't Always An Option

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EXCLUSIVE: Watch the New Trailer for Upcoming Documentary After Jackie From the HISTORY Channel, LeBron James’ Uninterrupted and MLB!

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Sen. Warnock Challenges Herschel Walker To Three Televised Debates

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Rapper Isaiah Rashad Addresses Leaked Sex Tape, Identifies as 'Sexually Fluid'

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Music

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Rapper Isaiah Rashad Addresses Leaked Sex Tape, Identifies as 'Sexually Fluid'

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Release of Kanye West and XXXTentacion’s ‘True Love’ Collaboration Spawns Rumors of DONDA 2 Releasing on Streaming Services

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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

Entertainment

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Ava DuVernay, Tamron Hall, Hoda Kotb Among Honorees at 2022 Gracie Awards

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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

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

Candace McDuffie

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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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Very Smart Brothas

Son, They Shook: Uvalde Massacre Separates True Heroes From Cowards

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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

Small Business Spotlight

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Getting the Job You Want: What You Need to Know Before The Interview

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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

Criminal Justice

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Criminal Justice

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

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Criminal Justice

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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Criminal Justice

Judge Hears Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit by Family of Henrietta Lacks

News

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Illinois Democrats Tell Gov. Greg Abbott to Keep Chicago’s Name Out His Mouth

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Meghan Markle Visits Uvalde to Pay Respects to Shooting Victims

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Plans To Forgive $10,000 In Student Debt Per Borrower Announced By Biden Administration

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Law Enforcement

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

National Politics

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Sen. Warnock Challenges Herschel Walker To Three Televised Debates

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Jan. 6 Committee Unlikely To Call Ginni Thomas As a Witness

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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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