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Military Weapons Used in Ferguson to Be Restricted by Obama Task Force

Civilian law enforcement will be prohibited from receiving certain military weapons—including tanklike vehicles, assault rifles and grenade launchers.

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Ferguson Activists Predict Uphill Battle

By: Ryan J. Reilly and Jennifer Bendery, huffingtonpost.com WASHINGTON — Activists involved with the Ferguson, Missouri, protests followed their presidential meeting on Monday with words of caution: There’s a long fight ahead to…

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4 Black People Receive the MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant

Four black geniuses – a social psychologist, an artist, a jazz composer and a poet receive $625,000, no-strings-attached, from the MacArthur Foundation.

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8 Influential Women of 2014

By Charlotte Alfred, HuffingtonPost.com 1. Afghanistan’s first female police chief showed the world what courage looks like. Col. Jamila Bayaz was appointed to run security in the Kabul’s District 1…

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Being a Black Student on a White Campus

By Rhonesha Byng, HuffingtonPost.com In an emotional video released earlier this week, students at the UCLA School of Law gathered to share their stories of being among the few black…

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The Second Amendment was Ratified to Preserve Slavery

Slave patrol drawing

Thom Hartmann argues that the second amendment was passed to give slave patrols power to discipline and return slaves.

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Series of Brooklyn Billboards Put Racial Inequity on Display

Several Brooklyn billboards now feature information about racism in a recent awareness campaign.

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A Lynching Happens Every 40 Hours

One person explains how violence at the hands of vigilantes and police are modern-day lynchings of Black people.

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