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New Courses About Civil Rights Leader Rev. C.T. Vivian Have Made It Into College Curriculums

This semester, some students are learning about the man Martin Luther King Jr. called “the greatest preacher to ever live” for the very first time.

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Lee Elder, 1st Black Golfer to Compete at the Masters, Dead at 87

The groundbreaking golfer inspired generations of Black athletes with his poise and perseverance.

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Trailblazing Legend, Former Florida Rep. Carrie Meek Dies at 95

Carrie Meek was the child of a sharecropper and granddaughter of a slave who would go on to see many “firsts” in her career.

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Botswana Appeals Court Upholds Landmark Decision To Decriminalize Homosexuality

Before the decision, homosexuality was punishable by up to seven years in jail.

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There's Nothing Like Black Thanksgiving

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Unpacking Black Joy | Unpack That

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Black in the Day: Sayings

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'I Stay Coogi Down’: Remembering the Fashion That Shaped Black Culture

Coronavirus

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The Covid-19 Vaccine Reality No One Is Talking About

Chioma Torres, MD and Nikki Hamp, MD

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There Is Racial Bias in Medical Devices That Have Led to More Covid Deaths in People of Color in the UK and US

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Report: NFL Investigating Allegations That Antonio Brown Obtained Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Card

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'Power to the People': Floyd Mayweather Throws His Support Behind Kyrie Irving's COVID-19 Vaccine Stance

Criminal Justice

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Criminal Justice

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

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Oklahoma Govenor Takes Julius Jones off Death Row

Keith Reed

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Criminal Justice

Black Man Gets Paid $650k for Getting Stomped by South Carolina Police Officer

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Criminal Justice

Graphic Body Cam Footage With Aftermath of Ahmaud Arbery Shooting Shown in Court

Education

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New Courses About Civil Rights Leader Rev. C.T. Vivian Have Made It Into College Curriculums

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Mother of Texas Student Caught on Video Hitting Teacher Says Her Daughter Is Autistic

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Black Fifth Grader’s Suicide Blamed on Bullying

Keith Reed

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Hogwarts for Wypipo: Acclaimed Caucasian Race Theorists Set to Open Whitest College Ever

Michael Harriot

Law Enforcement

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Law Enforcement

Frustrations Rise While US Border Patrol Agents Seen On Horseback Are Finally Questioned

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Law Enforcement

Raleigh Detective Fired After Being Accused of Framing Black Men With Fake Heroin

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Police Brutality

New Ronald Greene Autopsy Report Contradicts Louisiana State Police Claim That He Died From A Car Crash

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Law Enforcement

Minneapolis Residents Vote Against Proposal to Replace Police Department

Legal

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Botswana Appeals Court Upholds Landmark Decision To Decriminalize Homosexuality

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Jury Finds White Supremacists Liable for $26 Million in Damages at Unite the Right Rally

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Kim Kardashian West, J. Cole Bring Attention to the Julius Jones Case in Oklahoma as Execution Date Nears

Noah A. McGee

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McDonald’s CEO Faces Backlash for Criticizing Parents of 2 Slain Children in Chicago

Obituary

Image for Lee Elder, 1st Black Golfer to Compete at the Masters, Dead at 87

Lee Elder, 1st Black Golfer to Compete at the Masters, Dead at 87

Image for Trailblazing Legend, Former Florida Rep. Carrie Meek Dies at 95

Trailblazing Legend, Former Florida Rep. Carrie Meek Dies at 95

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RIP Malikah Shabazz

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FW de Klerk, South Africa’s Last Apartheid President Who Freed Nelson Mandela, Dies At 85

Opinion

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White “Anti” Karen Wows Black TikTokers with Her Shade on White Women

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The Ozy Finesse, Explained

Michael Harriot

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How a Photo Tells Us Everything We Need to Know About America and Haitian Migrants

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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May We All Learn to Handle Life’s Pressures the Way This Newscaster Handled This Idiot

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Race Matters

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City Council Issues Apology for Racist Displacement of Thriving Blues City

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University System of Georgia Decided to Keep Names of People Who Supported Slavery and Racial Segregation on Buildings Across the State

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3 Black Soldiers Killed by Confederates are Honored in Virginia After Years of Being Forgotten

Alexandra Jane

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123 Years Later, A Funeral Is Held for a Black Man Killed in White Supremacist Massacre

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