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More than 30 purported ‘White Student Unions’ pop up across the country

As of Tuesday morning, there are roughly 30 Facebook pages purporting to represent some form of a “White Students Union,” all of which were created within the past few days.

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Residents of Poor Neighborhoods See More Than Their Share of Costly Municipal Citations

By Brendan O’Brien, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Johnny Ruffin reached into his wallet and pulled out $35…defiantly displaying most of the money he had to his name for anyone to…

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Officials in Texas Grapple With Police Decision to Use Taser on City Council Member

Officials in a small Texas town are questioning a decision by the police to use a Taser on a member of the City Council before charging him with resisting arrest.

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Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Reflects On The Origins Of The Movement

How the movement began on social media, how it grew, and how it answers critiques that it provokes violence.

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MSA president speaks out about racist incident

“Some guys in the back of a pickup just started yelling the ‘N-word’ at me,” Head said Monday. This time, his response was a Facebook post on Saturday that brought it to the attention of the community.

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Slave Trade Video Game Edited After Backlash

The creators of “Playing History: Slave Trade” removed a level Monday which featured black slave characters being dropped into a ship.

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Nat Turner’s Rebellion: Horrific or Heroic?

This is the story of one of the largest rebellions by enslaved Africans in American history. It is also the story of historiography–how the past is researched, viewed, and written about.

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By Us, For Us: The Crucial Role of the Black Press

This exhibit gives a short history of the black press, some of the important journalist involved, and the vital role it has played in advancing the ideals of American democracy and supporting African American identity and culture.

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Black South Carolina Trooper Explains Why He Helped a White Supremacist

What the black state trooper saw was a civilian in distress. Yes, this was a white man, attending a white supremacist rally in front of the South Carolina State House. And yes, he was wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with a swastika.

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Racial Satire ‘White Squad’ Is Painfully Hilarious But All Too Real

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A new, brilliant satire by MTV’s “Look Different” anti-bias campaign that tackles racial inequality that privileges white people and disadvantages people of color in everyday situations.

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