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Father who accidentally shot daughter denied release for funeral

High School basketball players suspended for throwing up 3-pt. symbols

Young designer makes big mark on fashion industry when Colin Kaepernick rocks his line

Hundreds of Kentucky State University students kicked out of school, given 72 hours to leave campus

Photo of Black gay dads goes viral, Black Twitter reacts

Happy birthday Michelle Obama! 50 & Fabulous

Federal Judge says Arkansas no longer has to pay into school desegregation efforts

Update: deaf man beat by police for 7 minutes fled accident scene

President Obama nominates black lesbian to 7th Circuit federal court

’12 Years A Slave’ actress Lupita Nyong’o nominated for Oscar

15-year-old abducted, escapes with help of stranger

Kwame Kilpatrick serving longest prison corruption sentence in history

Chicago high school seniors bring in $12.5 million in college scholarship offers in a single day

Announcement: Registration for the ‘Be Exceptional’ Spring Break College Tour open

Former inmate-turned-mentor challenges gang members to turn their lives around

Memphis kindergarten teacher allegedly locks 5-year-old in closet, goes home sick

Mostly white male students taking AP computer science course

Family left with more questions than answers to details surrounding Alfred Wright’s mysterious death

African pop singer debuts skin lightening cream, & it sells out

Cops beat deaf man for 7 minutes because he didn’t respond to them

Study: People remember educated black men as having lighter skin

Family of unarmed man shot 10 times by police files lawsuit

16-year-old says he suffered serious injuries during stop-and-frisk, arrest

Man wrongfully convicted of murder dies while waiting 46 minutes for ambulance

James Avery autopsy reveals star had a series of medical problems

Toddler in cursing video to remain with teenage mother judge rules

Juicy J awards $50,000 scholarship to biology student Zaire Holmes

Gaye family settles with Sony/ATV over ‘Blurred Lines’ lawsuit

New same-sex discrimination laws cause growing concern about LGBTQ safety in Nigeria

UPDATE: Case of cop who killed unarmed man shot 10 times goes to grand jury

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