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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

white squad

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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Racism Is Not A Mental Illness

An act of terrorism unfolded on American soil last night when Dylann Roof allegedly killed nine people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina.

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When ‘Deshawn’ And ‘Greg’ Act Out In Class, Guess Who Gets Branded A Troublemaker

Research has shown that young black students in American schools are expelled and suspended three times as often as white students. Now a disturbing new study from Stanford University reveals one factor behind such disproportionate punishment.

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Why blacks are urging a Black Friday boycott

A loose network led by African Americans in the film and arts world has emerged from the fog of tear gas to call for a quiet riot in response: a boycott of Black Friday shopping.

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Today: Crowd-Funding Campaign Launched to Publish “A Time of Terror: A Survivor’s Story”

A Time of Terror: A Survivor's Story

Dr. James Cameron’s memoir of his lynching, “A Time of Terror: A Survivor’s Story,” will be republished through a crowd-funding campaign.

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New York Is Cataloging, and Returning, Bloody Relics of 1971 Attica Assault

New York State invited the families of 12 families of victims of the Attica assault for a memorial service and to return personal belongings.

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From Slavery to Ferguson: America’s History of Violence Toward Blacks

English Prof. John Matteson teaches an 8-week course about the impact of the legacy of slavery on violence in law enforcement, race relations, and families.

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Who Were the White Folks of Freedom Summer?

Heather Booth

These white allies joined in the fight for civil rights in the Freedom Summer of 1964.

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New Malcolm X Diary Reveals a Revolutionary Optimist

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X

The Diary of Malcolm X was recently published after being converted from microfilm. The activist’s daughter, Ilyasah Al-Shabazz, was the editor.

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