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4/30/20

9:00 AM

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Television4/30/20

Television4/30/20

'Every Beating That I Got, I Deserved It': The Cast of OWN's Love Goals Discuss Generational Trauma in New Episode Clip

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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3/14/20

11:35 AM

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R Kelly Indicted in New Charges and His Attorney Issues Statement Straight Out of the Sexual Assault-Apologist Playbook

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3/1/20

10:48 AM

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Simone Biles Isn't Done With USAG, USOCP and Their Protection of Their Brand Rather Than Their Athletes

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2/28/20

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Black Love2/28/20

Black Love2/28/20

Finding Friendship With My Boyfriend's Ex Freed Me From His Abuse

Tiffanie Drayton

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1/4/20

12:45 PM

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With California's New State Law, Michael Jackson Accusers Can Now Sue for Sexual Abuse

Brooklyn Baldwin

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10/4/19

5:30 PM

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Bahamian Government Accused of Using Hurricane Dorian to Shut Out Haitian Immigrants

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4/7/19

8:31 AM

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36-Year-Old Father Arrested for Allegedly Beating 5-Year-Old Daughter to Death for Not Doing Her Homework

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1/9/19

11:00 AM

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Gender Studies1/9/19

Gender Studies1/9/19

After Surviving R. Kelly, What Now? How About Trusting Survivors and Dismantling Systemic Misogynoir?

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1/8/19

12:57 PM

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11 Thoughts About Surviving R. Kelly Now That I’ve Had a Chance to Process It All

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11/30/18

4:40 PM

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Education11/30/18

Education11/30/18

‘It Was Like Building a House on Water’: Louisiana School Behind Viral College Acceptance Videos Steeped in Controversy

Natalie Degraffinried

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10/4/18

11:30 AM

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Politics10/4/18

Politics10/4/18

Amid Abuse Allegations, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison Considers Stepping Down From Democratic National Committee

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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8/13/18

12:04 PM

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Politics8/13/18

Politics8/13/18

Rep. Keith Ellison Denies Domestic Violence Claims Made by Former Girlfriend and Her Son

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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12/1/17

9:14 AM

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Azealia Banks Recounts Abuse by Coldplay Manager Dave Holmes

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10/12/17

8:50 AM

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White Restaurant Manager Accused of Enslaving Mentally Disabled Black Man for 5 Years Charged With Forced Labor

Breanna Edwards

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9/25/17

9:02 AM

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Fla. Man Who Punched 12-Year-Old’s Teeth Out and Called Him Racial Slurs Claims Self-Defense, Is Not Arrested

Breanna Edwards

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6/8/17

10:58 AM

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Chicago Grandmother Sentenced to Life in Prison for ‘Exceptionally Brutal’ Torture Death of 8-Year-Old Granddaughter

Breanna Edwards

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5/13/17

10:00 AM

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A Relationship Without Kindness Is Doomed From the Start

Michele Rayner

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5/10/17

7:02 AM

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Chris Brown Says Karrueche Tran Is Lying About Being Abused

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11/29/16

8:38 AM

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Calif. Teen Overcomes Abuse and Homelessness to Earn 4.1 GPA

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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11/23/16

1:19 PM

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Authorities Search for Babysitter in Texas After Infant Dies

Veronica Graves

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