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While the city slept, crews arrived to quietly take down the statue of Frank Rizzo from Philadelphia’s Municipal Services Building. The statue of the for
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The same Missouri city where the death of a black teenager sparked weeks of nationwide protest has just elected Ella Jones, its first woman and first black
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This Is A Graduation. No Wonder They Wore Caps & Gowns.
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In a head-spinning piece of political propaganda, President Donald Trump delivered a speech in the Rose Garden yesterday, in which he vowed to send the mil
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How You Can Support Black People Today, Tomorrow & Forever
This year has brought more sadness and hardship among the Black community. Not only have Black people been forced to mourn the deaths of family and friends
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Facebook Employees Staged A Virtual Walkout
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In New York City, police slammed people to the ground, shot pepper spray indiscriminately, and wielded nightsticks during a chaotic weekend of protests ign
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CNN Reporter Omar Jimenez Was Arrested On Live TV. The Police Who...
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