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Anthony Scaramucci fired 10 days into new position, before his official start date

Simone Manuel wins world championship in Hungary

Vic Mensa has some strong feelings on R. Kelly

Chicago church becomes focus of protest after pastor expels member for same-sex marriage

#NoConfederate trends on Twitter following criticism of HBO’s TV show idea

Comedian Lil Duval called out after making transphobic comments on Breakfast Club

How two young Black Chicago women are using art and activism to change narratives about Black communities

Charges dropped against Black student, Marlin Gipson, who was stopped by police while mowing lawns

Aries Clark, 16, shot dead by Arkansas police outside shelter

Tennessee judge changes mind about sterilizing inmates for shorter jail sentences

Attempt to repeal Obamacare fails in Senate

Tiffany Haddish still wants to work with Bill Cosby

9-year-old born with HIV is now virus-free

Rick Ross won’t sign a female rapper because he thinks he’s “gotta f**k a couple times” first

Mike Tyson speaks out on childhood abuse

NRA TV host warns viewers that BLM will one day “kill and torture” white people

Time Inc. looking to sell majority stake in Essence

Claremont McKenna College students suspended after protesting speaker who criticizes BLM

CDC Report: Black women fall victim to murder by domestic partners more than anyone else

Atlanta’s murder rate is now higher than Chicago’s

Minneapolis police chief steps down amid Justine Damond shooting controversy

O.J. Simpson granted parole by state board

Black woman, U. Renee Hall, becomes Dallas’ first female police chief

Former and current NFL players invest in 12-year-old’s lemonade company

Body camera footage shows Baltimore Officer Richard Pinheiro planting drugs

Michael Vick thinks Colin Kaepernick should cut his hair to be more “presentable”

More details released about Minnesota cop shooting of Justine Ruszczyk

Amazon construction plans would force elderly Black residents off of land

Reflections on my thirty-four years as a Black man with mental illness

Umar Muhammad, restorative justice activist, killed in motorcycle crash

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