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Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris Ahead of 2024 Election
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Kamala Harris Taps into Social Media Influencers at DNC
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French Influencers Could Face 2 Years In Jail For Using Filtered Images
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From Beyoncé To Rihanna; 6 Celebs Who’ve Been Accused Of Cultural Appropriation
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Iran Issues Mass Death Sentences to Over 14 Thousand Protestors
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NIGERIA BECOMES THE FIRST COUNTRY TO BAN WHITE & BRITISH MODELS FROM ALL ADVERTISING
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South Africa Youth Day: 5 facts to know about June 16th.
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Mass shooting in Buffalo, NY: 11 victims attacked during violent extremist hate crime
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Nine HBCUs Receive Bomb Threats
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8 Brands Who Got It Right With the Black Lives Matter Movement
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72 Philly Cops Fired for Racist Facebook Posts
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Kim Kardashian West Partners with Lyft to Help Ex-Prisoners Get Jobs
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Why do Non-Black Artists undermine Black Music?
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The Hypocrisy of the Super Bowl: Are We Standing With Kaepernick or Are We Not?
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Furlough Frustration Ends: Federal Workers Will Begin Getting Paid
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Obama Enters The Hot 100!
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Meek Mill Teams Up with The New York Times to Tackle Prison Reform
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19 Women Became Judges in a Texas County and We Still Can’t Get Over It!
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Women Win Midterms: A Spotlight on Some of the Women Who Won the Midterm Elections
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Serial Bomber? Bombs Sent To Barack, Hillary, and Others Intercepted
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The Education Effect: Why Rihanna Cares About Education & You Should Too
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Dear Avid Trump Supporters, You’re Probably Racist
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‘Families Belong Together’ Nationwide Protests Will Be Held on June 30
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Does Trump Care About Immigrants? Trump Signs Executive Order to End Forced Family Separation
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Do Blacks & Hispanics Underachieve Relative to Asians?
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Domestic Terrorism: Avoidance of the Term & Why Avoidance Impedes Solutions
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Costa Rica Welcomes their first Afro-Latin Woman to the Vice Presidency
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Officers Responsible For The Killing Of Alton Sterling Will Not Be Prosecuted
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A Voice for Many: Young Naomi Wadler’s Speech for Black Female Victims of Gun Violence
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Compton Mayor Aja Brown to Run for Congress Against Stacey Dash
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Barack and Michelle Obama Are In Advanced Talks to Produce Netflix Series
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Jemele Hill is Suspended From ESPN Over Tweets Against the Cowboys
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Colin Kaepernick Receives NFLPA Community MVP Award
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Senate Kills Education and Healthcare with $700 Billion Increase in the Military’s Budget
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The US Military Says Transgender People Can Still Serve, For Now
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The Reason Why It’s Important to Keep Aladdin True to Its Roots
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#ICYMI Obama Roasted The New Healthcare Bill
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Senator John McCain Says American Leadership Was Better Under Obama
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#ICYMI: Trump Drops “The Mother of All Bombs” on Afghanistan
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