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Category "About the News"
Baltimore riots speak loudly on police abuse
The Baltimore Police Department has completed its investigation into the April 12 death of Freddie Gray, the [...]
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Voting while black: Lessons from Hillary
In what is probably the biggest non-surprise in electoral politics this year, former Secretary of State Hillary [...]
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Common cannot love away racism
You know who I really feel sorry for right now? Common. Now on paper, there’s really no need for [...]
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Justice Department Report isnt enough to change the police
On Monday, when the Justice Department released its report recommending changes in the Philadelphia Police Department’s use [...]
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Is Starbucks the place for race talk?
My name is Denise Clay. It’s a simple name, really. D-E-N-I-S-E C-L-A-Y. The “Denise” is the conventional spelling [...]
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We Must Follow Officer Wilsons Example To Heal Our City
Robert Wilson was killed on a winter afternoon at a North Philadelphia strip mall, and if that [...]
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Green gets his walking papers at SRC
“Just wanted to give you a heads-up. Tom Wolf is replacing Bill Green as chair of the [...]
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Faux outrage on Zendaya locs
Pardon me for being frank, but it doesn't seem to take much to set the natural hair [...]
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Kanye, Kim, Kylie, and Amber = drama
After watching the video of Kanye West’s recent interview on Power 105.1’s “Breakfast Club” morning show, something [...]
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Who loves America – Obama or Giuliani?
Rudy Giuliani says President Barack Obama does not love America. That’s right, the former New York mayor and [...]
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What would Thurgood say about schools?
On Wednesday I moderated a WHYY forum featuring a panel of black scholars talking about Thurgood Marshall, [...]
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