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Viola Davis Becomes 1st Black Woman to Win Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama
During Davis’ emotional acceptance speech, her words particularly resonated with every black actress in Hollywood.
Read MoreRacial Bias Affects How Children Are Treated For Pain
Race appears to affect the odds that a child or teen will get pain medication, particularly opioid medication, according to a new study.
Read MoreMSA 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.
Read MoreWoman Says She Endured 8 Days In Psych Ward Because Cops Didn’t Believe BMW Was Hers
Kamilah Brock says the New York City police sent her to a mental hospital for a hellish eight days, essentially because they couldn’t believe a black woman owned a BMW.
Read MoreMichael Slager’s Lawyers Want Him Out Of Jail Because Walter Scott Had Drugs In His System
– An unarmed black man fatally shot by a white former patrolman in South Carolina in April had used cocaine and alcohol in his system when the police officer said he wrested control of his stun gun and pointed it at him, court documents filed on Tuesday show.
Read MoreBaltimore reaches $6.4 million settlement with Freddie Gray’s family
Baltimore officials have reached a $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gray, an agreement they say is the right step for a city still recovering from riots and demonstrations sparked by the 25-year-old’s death from an injury suffered in police custody.
Read MoreThe Only Museum Solely Memorializing Slavery
America needs more symbols memorializing slavery and John Cummings, a white southerner, has helped to make that happen.
Read MoreSlave 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.
Read MoreOfficials were wrong to jump to conclusions in deputy’s slaying
Harris County’s top law enforcement officials hadn’t turned a white deputy’s death, allegedly at the hands of a black man, into yet another wedge between police and communities of color.
Read MoreLawsuit: White Fla. Teacher Fired for Having Black Boyfriend
Audrey Dudek, a former math teacher at Edgewater High School, says she was fired in 2013 after school officials learned that her then-boyfriend, now husband, is black.
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