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NYC Public Library System Drops $300M on Midtown Branch, While Harlem Library is Outrageously Underfunded

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Dream Defenders’ Occupation of Florida Capitol Enters 4th Week

Negro League Players Honored by President Obama

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Two Texas Women Sue State Troopers After Roadside Body Cavity Searches

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CeCe McDonald Pens Letter from Prison About Trayvon, Racism, and Survivor’s Guilt

Cops Gone Wild: When Policing Goes Horribly Wrong

Oprah Winfrey: Trayvon Martin Parallels Emmett Till

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Florida Lawmakers Will Review ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law

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Michigan College Issues Apology After President Called Minority Students “Dark Ones”

Court Rules Officer Who Killed Oscar Grant Can Be Sued

T.I. Says If Trayvon Was His Son George Zimmerman Would Be Dead

Black Unemployment Falls to Year Low of 12.6%

If Our Freedom is Criminal, We Must Change the Laws

Everything You Need to Know About Trayvon’s Law

Smithsonian Museum Expresses Interest in Displaying Trayvon Martin’s Hoodie

MUST WATCH: Jay Smooth Talks Don Lemon, Race and ‘Respectability’

Hampton U Business School Dean Doubles Down on Dreadlock and Cornrows Ban

18-Year Old Gabrielle Turnquest is the Youngest Person to Pass UK Bar Exam

New LAPD Program Allows Officers to Come Face-to-Face w/ Community Members on Racial Profiling

REPORT: Higher Education System Perpetuates White Privilege

Black Leaders: Florida Boycott Will Harm African American Community in Florida

Congressmen Introduce “End Racial Profiling Bill” in the Wake of Zimmerman Verdict

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