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The shooting death of a 24-year-old man on Saturday ended Baltimore’s 72-hour ceasefire.

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Cadet Simone Askew has made history for becoming the first Black woman appointed to lead West Point cadets.

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Autopsy photos of Darren Rainey are raising doubts about the state’s report on the cause of his death.

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Facebook has issued an apology to Black activist Ijeoma Oluo after suspending her account for calling out racism.

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A grand jury impaneled by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to investigate possible Russian interference in the 2016 election has issued subpoenas related to a meeting between then-candidate Donald Trump’s son, son-in-law, and a Russian lawyer, according to CNN. Trump has repeatedly defended himself, calling the investigation a “witch hunt,” as U.S. intelligence agencies believe that […]

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A Florida family is mourning the loss of 8-year-old Ki’ara Pope, months after a dare went horribly awry. Ki’ara was burned in March after a cousin dared her to drink boiling water through a straw, according to the Palm Beach Post. She told her mother’s partner that she couldn’t breathe shortly before becoming unresponsive. On […]

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Reddit Hudson, a regional field manager for the NAACP, spoke with DJ Kutt of Missouri’s 95.5 to discuss the organization’s Missouri travel warning and the death of Tory Sanders. The Missouri NAACP has cautioned African Americans to exercise “extreme caution” when traveling to or through the state due to the recent issuance of State Senate […]

More Black people with super powers are headed to the big screen thanks to a recent adaptation of a comic book. Black tells the story of a nation where only Black folks have powers. The protagonist of the story is Kareem Jenkins, a guy who survives a police shooting in Brooklyn. Kareem discovers that he […]

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Though Facebook's workforce has gotten more diverse, USA Today reports that critics still say the company has a long way to go.

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A new Harvard-Harris poll found that 57 percent of 2,051 registered voters have a negative view of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced plans for the Marijuana Justice Act, a measure that he believes will allow activists to fight for “restorative justice” nationwide.