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In Houston, Texas, a high school student was among others participating in a tribute of recently slain Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Gorofth. The student, Fatimah…

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On Wednesday, hearings will begin to determine if the case against the six officers in the Freddie Gray case should be dismissed.

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The fatal police shooting of a Black teenager in St. Louis Wednesday sparked more protests in a city already plagued with racial tension

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More "weapons searches". How many more? #WattsRiots50 pic.twitter.com/Qe3C89HnR8 — Watts Riots 50 (@WattsRiots50) August 16, 2015 In an age when social media activism has spurred…

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Longtime civil rights activist Dr. Benjamin Chavis has this to say about people who complain they’re tired of protest marches: “A lot of people say…

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The "Yoga" singer's speech regarding police brutality was cut short just as she was about to touch on the Black Lives Matter movement

On Thursday afternoon, talented singer/songwriter Janelle Monae, her artist Jidenna, and her Wondaland collective, continued to stand with the “Black Lives Matter” movement this week during a march in…

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Andre Anderson, Ferguson's interim police chief, is facing scrutiny following the reveal of his previous three suspensions.

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Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush abruptly ended a town hall meeting after a Black Lives Matter protester raised a question

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St. Louis officials are expecting the state of emergency to be lifted by Wednesday, the St. Louis Dispatch reports.

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In what Washington Post’s executive editor called “outrageous,” two journalists who traveled to Ferguson, Mo. at the height of protests last year to report have…

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Police arrested several people late Monday in Ferguson after claiming protesters refused to leave West Florissant Avenue