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Jordan Peele buys out theater to support ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ fanning more ‘Get Out’ comparisons

NFL temporarily suspends anthem policy after Miami Dolphins plan harsh penalties for protests

Remains of 95 Black “convict lease laborers” who were basically post-Civil War slaves found in Texas

Police point gun at Black teens, arrest them after white couple lies about them having weapons

Shuri returns to the throne in her own Marvel comic by Nnedi Okorafor

Elon Musk faces growing criticism over his contributions to Republican Political Action Committees

Chicago erupts in protest following the shooting of a Black man by Chicago PD

Poet Simone John talks her book ‘Testify’ and Sandra Bland’s legacy on the anniversary of her death in AAIHS interview

Tens of thousands protest Trump visit in London

‘Pose’ actress Indya Moore to star in, executive produce Frankenstein retelling ‘Magic Hour’

Ethiopia and Eritrea end 20 year conflict with peace summit

Black nerds unite: Blerd City Con is coming to New York!

The FCC continues its war on internet access for Native Americans

Amid protests over surging fuel prices, Americans in Haiti urged to stay inside

Disgraced Scott Pruitt resigns from EPA, but his replacement could be just as bad for the environment

Meet the Black immigrant woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty to protest I.C.E.

NYC performer welcomes a world without anti-Blackness in “immersive abolitionist fairy-tale,” ‘Neptune’

Leftist who promised to take on corruption and the establishment wins Mexico presidency in a landslide

Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions hires Black queer scholar to ensure better representation

Thousands gathered across the country this weekend to protest Trump’s immigration policies

9 protestors arrested at Portland ICE facility as immigration protests spread nationwide

New study shows that focus on appearance creates big barriers for Black women in sports

Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez upsets high-ranking official in NY primary. What’s next?

SCOTUS reverses lower courts decisions, sides with Trump’s Muslim travel ban in 5-4 vote

Nancy Pelosi, Democrats turn on Maxine Waters following her appeal to publicly shame Trump administration

Sarah Huckabee Sanders was kicked out of restaurant, Maxine Waters says, “Good!”

Black woman was slated to be on a historic space launch. NASA removed her with no explanation

Smithsonian Museum of African American History acquires Wakandan artifacts

European Union seeks compromise on immigration during emergency session

The mayors and governors using their political sway to stall Trump’s immigration policies

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