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Obama Bars Juvenile Solitary Confinement In Federal Prisons
The president says juvenile solitary confinement is overused and has devastating psychological ramifications....
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The New Chicago Police Civil Rights Adviser Is A Smart Hire — For Rahm Emanuel’s Reputation
Charles Ramsey, a Chicago native who recently retired as Philadelphia’s police commissioner, has been hired as a consultant....
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Donald Trump Says He’ll Win the Black Vote, but How? Where Trump Stands on the Issues
Meet the Candidates: For all his bluster and high energy, does the GOP’s top candidate have any substantive policy ideas?...
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9-Year-Old Va. Girl Collects Dolls for Homeless Girls Her Age
Gianni Graham has a very selfless New Year’s resolution: Collect 1,000 Barbie dolls for 1,000 girls in foster homes and shelters....
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Cam Newton Proves Doubters Wrong; Carolina Panthers Headed to Super Bowl 50
The Carolina Panthers completely dominated the Arizona Cardinals, 49-15, and are now set to face the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl....
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Rapper Killer Mike Calls On Men To Fight Sexual Harassment In The Music Industry
“I stand in solidarity with the women that have spoke out.”...
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Smithsonian’s Black History Museum To Get $10 Million Gift
The museum will also be given two documents signed by President Abraham Lincoln: the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation....
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What A Mostly Black Hockey Club For Kids Tells Us About The Sport’s Future
Here’s how a Washington, D.C., youth hockey coach “has built a generation of black hockey players and black hockey fans.”...
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Texas Department of Public Safety Director: Escalation of Sandra Bland’s Traffic Stop Was Trooper’s Fault
Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, acknowledged that the onus is always on the trooper to “be professional.”...
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A Few Burning Questions For Fox News Regarding The ‘Race Card’
“Will this race card give me health benefits?”...
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SEN. BERNIE SANDERS ON MASS INCARCERATION
Democratic Presidential candidate Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders responds to a question from The Root managing editor about his state’s record on mass incarceration and what he will do as president about the disproportionate incarceration...
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Federal Judge Throws Out Pittsburgh Woman’s Defamation Suit Against Bill Cosby
The news is a slight victory for the Cosby camp as the beleaguered entertainer still faces quite an uphill legal climb....
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President Obama Gives $80 Million To Flint For Water Crisis, EPA Admin Quits
“Our children should not have to be worried about the water that they’re drinking in American cities,” said President Obama, who allocated $80 million in federal funding Thursday to aid in the water crisis....
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Daniel Holtzclaw, Former Oklahoma Cop, Gets 263 Years For Rape, Sex Assault
A judge says Holtzclaw should spend the rest of his life in prison....
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Playwright Lynn Nottage Exposes the Racial Dynamic of the Eroding Middle Class
In the new play Sweat, Nottage grapples with the contemporary issues of a challenging economy and the redefinition of the American dream....
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Obama Calls Flint Water Crisis ‘Inexplicable And Inexcusable’
The president said he understands why residents are outraged at the breakdown in government....
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Teacher Protests In Detroit Cause Schools To Close
The district said it has no choice but to close schools when teachers don’t report to work....
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Pakistan attack: Gunmen kill 19 at Bacha Khan University
Security forces have ended a gun and bomb attack on a university in north-west Pakistan in which 19 people were killed and 17 injured....
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Chris Rock Recites James Baldwin During Powerful MLK Day Event In Harlem
The “MLK Now” event was history in the making....
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Tender Photo Shows Emotional Dad Embracing Jamie Foxx After Son’s Rescue
The Oscar-winning actor pulled 32-year-old Brett Kyle from a burning car....
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Chris Rock Calls Oscars “The White BET Awards,” Jada Pinkett Smith Contemplates Boycott
After Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee announce their boycott of the less than diverse Academy Awards, will Black Hollywood follow?...
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Top 3 Take-Aways from The 4th Democratic Debate
Hillary Clinton clung tightly to President Obama’s legacy, but no candidate put up much of a black agenda during the Congressional Black Caucus Institute’s debate....
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