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Members of the Legislative Black Caucus were outraged Wednesday about a racist email from White Alabama legislator Lynn Greer referring to punishing monkeys Wednesday.

Black Twitter’s influence is going under the microscope as BET teams with Twitter for a new project. The network recently announced that it is partnering with Twitter itself to launch a study about the force of nature that is Black Twitter. This should come as no surprise to anyone that pays attention to Black Twitter. […]

I plan to take back my power and will resist leaving it within the confines of people, places and spaces that are out of my control.

According to FOX 5, Brandon Vezmar, a Texas man wasn’t happy when his first date with a young woman went awry because she wouldn’t put her phone away. The man was so distraught at her texting during their date that he sued the young lady for $17.31 in small claims court. The suite claims that when […]

Crutcher’s family and supporters felt that the defense and police union disparaged Crutcher’s name, and presented the press with reports about the officer's past.

This is the first case prosecuted under the federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act involving a victim targeted for gender identity.

A Massachusetts charter school punished Black sisters for wearing braided hair extensions.

Can #45's White House go one day without starting a dumpster fire? Apparently not.

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Zoa Stigler suffered a broken bone in her nose and another under her eye, and may require surgery.

The Illinois State police revealed that the demand for buying guns in Chicago has increased despite fewer people purchasing firearms nationwide, according to new reports.

California's first Black senator Kamala Harris encouraged Howard University graduates to "stand up" and "fight ahead" while speaking during the college's commencement ceremony over the weekend.