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Alice Walker Laments the Cruelty of America’s Continued Persecution of Assata Shakur

Mother of Unjustly Incarcerated Son Pens Letter Describing a Mother’s Day Without Him

The Oblivion of Privilege

Minnesota’s “Ban the Box” Bill Helps Ex-Offenders Find Employment

Crowdfunding Campaign Helps Detroit Students Afford Clothing for Prom

23 Year-Old Joshua Williams Graduates from College Despite Homelessness; Starts Scholarship Fund

Identical Twins Are Spelman College’s First-Ever Co-Valedictorians

Outraged Parents Say Son’s Teacher Made Him Lick Desk Clean for Drawing On It

Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Julian “J. Kwest” DeShazier About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed His Life

The Longest Break of Your Life: How to make studying abroad affordable

Attorney Behind Kiera Wilmot Arrest Filed No Charges Against White Teen for Killing Little Brother

Harlem Youth Hope to Help End Gun Violence w/ Documentary

Proposed North Carolina Law Forces Teens to Get Notarized Parental Consent for STD Testing

ASSATA TEACH-IN: Tell and Learn The Real Story of Assata Shakur

Black USC Students Accuse LAPD of Racial Profiling After Chaotic Party Breakup

Gang Violence: Why it’s Time To Stop Blaming the Player and Blame the Game

Young Chicago Poet Malcolm London Will Address Race, Class, Education on TED show

Does America Care About Murders in Black Communities?

FOX Finally Cancels COPS

If You Don’t Like Being Played, Change the Game

Assata Shakur Releases Open Letter: “All I have is my voice, my spirit and the will to tell the truth.”

EVENT: Juvenile Injustice – The Criminalization of Youth in Palestine and Chicago

Demonstrations Against Conservative Agenda Continue in North Carolina

Today in Post-Race History: Fear of a Black President

We Didn’t Create the Closet: Raising the Stakes for ‘Coming Out’

VIDEO: Janelle Monåe | The Return of Artistry in R&B, Soul, & Hip Hop

Tales From a Black Filled Childhood: How I Became an Upstander

Youth Civil Rights Activists Finally Get A Prom, Fifty Years Later

Angela Davis Speaks Out on Addition of Assata Shakur to Most Wanted Terrorist List

San Diego Students Suspended, Banned from Graduation and Prom Over Twerk Video

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