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Man fatally shoots 15-year-old girl for prank

Facebook adds new gender options for users

Angela Corey announces that Michael Dunn will be retried for murder of Jordan Davis

Justice for Jordan Davis: Michael Dunn found guilty of attempted murder, hung jury on first-degree murder charge

Report: Someone sends out a potentially racist tweet every 9 seconds

Report: black students are the most underrepresented among Advanced Placement test takers

Former NFL player Darren Sharper accused of drugging, raping at least 2 women

NFL-ordered probe: Richie Incognito, 2 others harassed Jonathan Martin

Nicki Minaj apologizes for depiction of Malcolm X in cover art for single

Winter storm leaves 21 dead on the East Coast

Happy Valentine’s Day: a love letter from Dr. King to Coretta

Some jails in Nevada to charge inmates for food, medical care

Report: Jails throughout country locking up those too poor to pay minor fines

School bans students from writing about Malcolm X

Justice for Jordan Davis: Dunn’s fate in hands of jury

Mother of armed robber doesn’t blame cop for shooting teenage son

Nicki Minaj’s new song cover for ‘Lookin’ Ass Ni**a’ features Malcolm X, offends most

Documentary explores homophobia in black community

Women come forward, say that Bill Cosby drugged, took advantage of them while young

Obama signs executive order raising minimum wage for federal contract workers

It’s Finally Over: No George Zimmerman celebrity fight

Clarence Thomas: ‘Northern liberal elites worse than segregated south’

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin found guilty of corruption

Cal State-LA students, faculty argue for Ethnic Studies requirement

Man shoots himself, blames black man

Chicago Officials: ‘Suspending students does more harm than good’

LA woman says she was brutalized by police officer in hospital, video posted to YouTube

Michael Jackson fans sue Conrad Murray for emotional distress, and win

Justice for Jordan Davis: ‘I had no choice but to shoot Jordan Davis’

Attorney General Eric Holder: ‘restore voting rights to former felons’

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