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Celebrities tweet solidarity in the wake of the #AltonSterling and #PhilandoCastile shootings
More than just hashtags.
Poet slams white privilege, police violence in viral Facebook video
"I wasn't born rich, but don't get it twisted -- see how I look, my white skin is my privilege."
Aftermath of apparent police shooting broadcast on Facebook Live
A police officer in Minnesota apparently opened fire on a black man during a traffic stop on Wednesday evening.
By Jason Abbruzzese and Ariel Bogle
'This must be answered for': Baton Rouge demands justice after fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling
Community leaders spoke with the focused outrage displayed by protesters the previous night. 'It should not take national attention for us to get an answer.'
Jesse Williams gives a passionate speech about racism at the BET Awards
Jesse Williams shared some powerful and poetic words at the BET Awards.
By Ryan Sedmak
Tamir Rice's family gets $6 million, Cleveland avoids federal trial
The settlement also nullifies the chance of a larger settlement that could have been attached to a wrongful death suit filed by Rice's family.
M.I.A. clarifies comments on Beyonce and Black Lives Matter... or tries to, anyway
"My criticism wasn't about Beyoncé," she said.
By Emily Blake
New video series asks white millennials about race -- and it gets complicated
The U.S. isn't as "post-racial" as you think.
5 magical moments from the powerful Black Girls Rock!
It was a night full of black girl magic.
By Yohana Desta
No charges for officers involved in shooting death of Jamar Clark
Officials in Minnesota on Wednesday decided not to charge two police officers in the November shooting death of Jamar Clark.
Amandla Stenberg to star in Black Lives Matter-inspired movie
The book's title is inspired by Tupac.
By Yohana Desta
A 10th grader drew this amazing Google Doodle celebrating black culture
Washington, D.C., teen Akilah Johnson's "My Afrocentric Life" won the 2016 Doodle 4 Google contest.
Radical imagination is a necessary, sustaining force of black activism
To find hope as well as create change, we need to rekindle the spirit of radical imagination that fueled so many black activists before us.
Hillary Clinton criticized for 'dismissive' reaction to Black Lives Matter protester
Hillary Clinton was clearly caught off-guard when a Black Lives Matter protester demanded she answer for the policies of her husband's presidency.
By Megan Specia
Black Lives Matter activist Deray Mckesson to run for Baltimore mayor
"Too often the elected individuals we put our public trust in disappoint us,"
