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’12 Years a Slave’ Director and Actress to Be Honored at Hollywood Film Awards

The filmmaker and supporting actress will be recognized for their work in the movie at the Hollywood Film Awards.

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Who Doesn’t Want a Barbie That Looks Like Them?

Natural Girls United is the brainchild of one mother who couldn’t find dolls that represented her daughter.

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Black History: October 7th 1954

Marian Anderson became the first Black woman singer hired by the New York Metropolitan Opera, but her talent spanned genres.

Aaron Alexis, who the FBI believe to be responsible for the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard in the Southeast area of Washington, DC, is shown in this Fort Worth Police Department handout photo released on September 16, 2013. The 34-year-old gunman opened fire at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington on Monday in a shooting that left 13 people dead at the busy military installation not far from the U.S. Capitol and the White House, officials said. Alexis of Fort Worth, Texas, was among the dead and authorities said they were searching for another possible gunman wearing military-style clothing.   REUTERS/Fort Worth Police Department/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEADSHOT CRIME LAW) ATTENTION EDITORS - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RTX13NZ0

Do Racial Issues Still Push Some Over the Edge?

Richard Prince analyzes the racial implications of discussions about mental health after violent events.

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Never-Ending Story: ‘Conversation About Race’ Has Not Brought Cultural Consensus

As long as people feel that racism is over and Hollywood depicts racial tropes, we must keep talking about race.

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KKK Rally At Gettysburg Canceled Because Of Government Shutdown

The group that many associate with white supremacy won’t meet but only because of a technicality.

Black children were about 68 percent more likely than white children to spend longer than six hours in the emergency room for the same illness.

Unequal Pain Relief in the Emergency Room

A new report reveals that children of color typically have to wait longer for pain relief when seeking emergency treatment.

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Hollywood’s Race Problem

While Black actors have made some strides in Hollywood, they are not being cast in roles that do not have to be Black.

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‘Because You’re Black’

By Nathan Place and Erin Durkin, NYDailyNews.com At the Framboise Patisserie in Middle Village, Queens, the pastries are elegant, the cakes are custom-made — and city officials say the hiring is discriminatory.“I can’t hire you because you’re black,” Jamilah DaCosta, 25, said she heard when she applied for a job working the counter at the…

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Hate Crime Punished With Execution

Harry Mitts Jr.’s execution evokes mixed feelings by the family of the two Black neighbors he killed in 1994.

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Act Like a Slave?

The family of a mix-raced child who was exposed to racial slurs during an allegedly educational experience about slavery have concerns.

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New Mandela Film Well Received in South Africa

Mandela’s confidants and country have been receptive to a new film depicting his life produced by Anant Singh.

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What is a “Black Name”?

Jamelle Bouie discusses the implicit racism often evoked by so-called Black names and its impact on the community.

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Tiana Parker Hair Controversy

One Oklahoma school’s dress code is under review after Tiana Parker’s family felt her hair was unfairly targeted.

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Teenage Waitress Receives Racist Tip

An image of a receipt left by a customer with a racist remark toward a Black waitress has gone viral after she shared it on social media.

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Freedom House Church Not So Free

Church members are shocked by a message from their Black pastor requesting white greeters to make a positive impression.

Lee Daniel's The Butler, like The Help, tells the story of a black man in service to whites–but unlike The Help, the story is told from the servant's point of view. The butler uses his own powers to help himself, marking an important change in films about the African American experience.

‘The Butler’: Lifting the Veil on Black Life

Lee Daniels’ film pulls back the curtain on the experiences of the Black community in a racist and classist world.

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Politics Gets Its Own Cheerios Ad

Politicians Bill de Blasio’s mixed family star in a political ad inspired by a Cheerios commercial that drew hate earlier this year.

New Yorkers oppose the city's abusive and constitutionally suspect Stop & Frisk policy. The stop-and-frisk program still disproportionately affects minority residents, and it has become the subject of three federal lawsuits. In Floyd v. the City of New York, plaintiffs argue that the Police Department is stopping and frisking people based on race rather than reasonable suspicion of criminal behavior.

NAACP: Stop-and-frisk Ruling a ‘Groundbreaking Victory’

The NAACP calls a ruling against the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk activities is a type of illegal racial profiling.

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‘Race-switch’ Robbers Found Guilty On All Counts

Three Black men have been found guilty of a robbery during which they wore white masks to hide their identities.

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On This Date in History: Alex Haley Was Born

Alex Haley, author of Roots and other groundbreaking racial texts, was born in Ithaca in 1921.