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‘Creed’ director Ryan Coogler set to take on Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ Film

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls for tasers, people call for his resignation

Bill Cosby formally charged in 2004 sexual assault case

Officer charged for murder of Laquan McDonald pleads not guilty

‘Affluenza’ teen arrested after international manhunt

Officer-involved shootings in Chicago raise concern on police handling of mental health

New ruling bars Blacks Lives Matter protests at Mall of America

Steph Curry joins other NBA stars in gun safety campaign

Sandra Bland and the road to the non-indictment

WATCH: Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner of the Miss Universe pageant, among other pageant firsts

ICYMI: Virginia schools closed after Arabic calligraphy lesson

Hermione is black and J.K. Rowling couldn’t be happier

Why Aren’t the ‘All Lives Matter’ People Outraged About Ethan Couch?

Why it’s important that men are writing about rape

Level 1 trauma center coming to University of Chicago campus

Officer involved in Amadou Diallo shooting promoted to sergeant

Has Marilyn Mosby thrown away justice for Freddie Gray?

John Boyega sets the record straight on ‘Star Wars’ and Hollywood racism

Locs and Twisted Hairstyles Have Been Approved for Women in the Marines

New Missouri House Bill Targets Mizzou Football Players for Protest

Why Bill Cosby is to blame for his defamation

First Look at Trailer for John Legend’s ‘Underground’

Mexico includes “Afro” category on census for the first time

Racism and Sexism Led the ‘LA Times’ to Compare Serena Williams to a Horse

Video of what Abigail Fisher gets wrong about affirmative action

Former Officer Daniel Holtzclaw Found Guilty of Multiple Counts of Rape of Black Women

ICYMI: Lupita Nyong’o lights up red carpet in dress coded by girls

Is Attorney General Loretta Lynch the Real Answer to Chicago’s Police Problem?

New syringe that plugs gunshot wounds gains FDA approval

White House calls Trump’s ban on Muslims ‘disqualifying’

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