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3/30/20

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Census 2020 Is Happening Right Now. Here's Why It Matters to the Black Community

Ed Reed and Dr. Jeanine Abrams McLean

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2/10/20

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Netflix's Malcolm X Documentary Forces Manhattan District Attorney's Office to Reexamine Murder Convictions

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2/5/20

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On What Would've Been Trayvon Martin's 25th Birthday, Black Twitter Celebrates His Life and Legacy

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2/5/20

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Jay-Z Might Be Past Kneeling, But He’s Not Past Explaining Why He and Beyoncé Sat During the Super Bowl National Anthem

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2/3/20

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East River State Park in Brooklyn to Be Renamed After Marsha P. Johnson

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1/20/20

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‘I Am Somebody’: A Landmark Documentary’s Enduring Lesson That Labor Rights Are Civil Rights

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1/20/20

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MLK Day 2020: Defining the Next Narrative for Black America

Trabian Shorters

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1/20/20

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Dr. King Understood the Power of Unions

Lee Saunders

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1/11/20

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Yo Gotti and Roc Nation’s Threats to Sue Mississippi Over ‘Inhumane’ Prison System Already Yielding Fast Results

Brooklyn Baldwin

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12/26/19

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‘The More Things Change...’: Cyntoia Brown-Long Pens Op-Ed in Support of 17-Year-Old Chrystul Kizer

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12/16/19

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Black Woman Faces Prison Over Voting Law Created to ‘Rescue White People From the Curse of Negro Domination’

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12/6/19

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Former Cheerleader Reaches $145,000 Settlement With Kennesaw State University for National Anthem Protest

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11/18/19

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Never Forget: 5 Years After His Death, Family, Activists Continue to Build Tamir Rice’s Legacy

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11/16/19

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Five Days Before Scheduled Death, Court Stops Execution of Rodney Reed—and Kanye West Was There Holding a Secret Revival Outside of Jailhouse

Karu F. Daniels

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11/14/19

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'We Have to Do More': Champion Ally Megan Rapinoe Thanked Kaepernick, Tarana Burke and Black Lives Matter in 'Woman of the Year' Speech

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11/5/19

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Library of Congress Announces New Exhibit, Book Telling Rosa Parks’ Story In Her Own Words

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10/16/19

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'We Stand Here to Honor Her Life': Melina Matsoukas and Lena Waithe Memorialized #AtatianaJefferson at Elle's Women in Hollywood Awards

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9/23/19

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Friend, Foe or Fraud? Shaun King on the Accusations Against Him, Rihanna's Diamond Ball, DeRay and More

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9/17/19

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The Women's March Enters a New Era as Co-Founders Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour and Bob Bland Move On

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9/10/19

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Miami Dolphins Receiver Albert Wilson Continues Kneeling Protests During National Anthem

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