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Columbine High School threat alert lifted, schools no longer on lockdown

VIDEO: Here’s why Richard Sherman was upset

UPDATE: Editor apologizes for photo of white socialite using black woman as chair

Teachers in hot water for ‘twerking’ in class

Haribo pulls ‘blackface’ candy after complaints

Lawyer of family keeping brain dead teen on life support pins open letter

Man chases down and shoots suspected burglar, possible stand your ground case

Charges dropped against cop who shot Jonathan Farrell 10 times due to ‘lack of evidence’

Richard Sherman: ‘thug is acceptable way to call someone the N-word’

Oliver Stone walks away from MLK biopic because producers are ‘suffocating the man & the truth’

Deaf NFL football star heads to Super Bowl, inspires young girl

Grand jury will not indict officer who shot unarmed man 10 times as he sought help

Pennsylvania voter ID law found unconstitutional

Atlanta pastor found guilty of knowingly exposing others to HIV virus

Clip of the day: ‘Behind the Veil: God’s Victory’

Teen allegedly assaulted by Kanye West seeks out of court settlement

School gives 9-year-old Confederate hat as prize

Oakland mother loses two sons to gun violence in less than 3 weeks

Release date for season 4 of ‘Boondocks’ announced

Avonte Oquendo’s remains found near Queens beach

Retired judge who sent racist email about Obama passed along hundreds of others

Racial tensions escalate on University of Michigan campus

92% of black male teens unemployed in Chicago, 83% nationally

White fraternity throws offensive MLK-themed party

VIDEO: police informant plants cocaine on black business owner in New York

Kindergarten teacher snatches shirt off child, forces her to stand half-naked in classroom

Racist or not? Russian Socialite poses on chair made of black woman

Beyoncé sparks outrage with ‘Last Supper’ photo, blocks out Jesus

Vanity Fair accused of lightening Lupita Nyong’o’s skin in photo shoot

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