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16 Year Old Boy Shot and Killed by Undercover Cops in New York City

Family of Rekia Boyd Could Receive $4.5 Million Settlement w/ City of Chicago

High School Wrestler Without Arms or Legs Wins First Match!

David J. Johns Appointed Exec. Director of Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

Top News Stories About Black Youth from Across the Nation: March 4 – 10

Creating Space: Why Mentoring Will Change a Generation Experiencing Trauma & Violence

Kelly Rowland Talks Learning to Love Her Brown Skin

Unemployment Rate Falls to 4-Year Low; But Black Unemployment Rate Unchanged

Tennessee Police Chief Uses Lie-Detector Tests to Keep Racists off His Force

Police Officer Assigned to High School Suspended After His Gun Goes Off in Hallway

REPORT: Black Students BY FAR the Most Affected by CPS School Closings

Homeless Woman Sent to Prison for Sending Child to Better School Out of Her District

COLORLINES Asks Youth of Color: ‘Do Cops Make Schools Safe?’

I am from Detroit, Detroit.

Homeless Man Returns Engagement Ring; Receives $175,000 in Donations!

University System of Georgia’s African-American Male Initiative Helps Young Men Navigate College

‘Out-of-Control’ 8 Year-old Handcuffed, Jailed for Two Hours for Throwing Tantrum

NYC Ad Campaign Uses Fear and Shame to Deter Teen Pregnancy

Stolen Property | THE HARLEM SHAKE

Marco McMillian’s Family and Gay Rights Advocates Call for Hate Crime Investigation

Two Howard University Students are Suing AKA Sorority for Human Rights Violations

Why Hasn’t The Legendary Jack Johnson Been Pardoned?

REPORT: Sharp Increase in Anti-Government ‘Patriot Groups’

Oberlin College Cancels Classes for ‘Day of Solidarity’ After Multiple Incidents of Hate on Campus

George Zimmerman Will NOT Use ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense at Trial

Dennis Rodman, North Korea, and the Hypocrisy of the United States

12 Charged with Manslaughter in Hazing Death of Robert Champion

New NRA Ad Specifically Targets Black Community; Links Civil Rights Struggle w/ Gun Ownership

Murdered Clarksdale Mayoral Candidate Marco McMillian Was Beaten, Dragged, and Set on Fire

Rapper Kendrick Lamar Specifically Requested Dark-Skinned Model for New Music Video

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