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A Look Back On 'Middle Passage': The Evolution Of A Literary Classic

6:55pm August 01, 2015

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Twenty-five years after Charles Johnson's Middle Passage — which dwells with race, class and gender in 19th-century America — won the National Book Award, he reflects on his book's evolving meaning.

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Black Lives Matter activists confronted Democratic candidates Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders at a Netroots Nation event earlier this month. O'Malley used the phrase

Democratic Candidates Stumble Over Black Lives Matter Movement

5:03pm July 31, 2015

by Tamara Keith

"Nobody got the messaging right at the beginning," one activist said. "They should have known better." Three Democratic candidates are speaking to the National Urban League today.

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National

Judge Says Virginia Can Refuse To Issue Confederate License Plates

4:55pm July 31, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Citing a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the federal judge effectively vacated a 14-year-old state injunction that prohibited officials from refusing to issue such plates.

Dylann Roof, 21, charged with murdering nine worshippers at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C., in June, listens during court proceedings earlier this month.

National

Dylann Roof Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Hate Crime Charges

4:01pm July 31, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The 21-year-old is accused of carrying out the ruthless attack that killed nine worshippers in a historic black church in Charleston, S.C., last month.

Dylann Roof, seen here at a recent court hearing in Charleston, S.C., will face federal hate crime charges over a mass shooting that police say he carried out at a black church.

National

Charleston Shooting Suspect Roof Could Face Death Penalty Over Federal Charges

4:00pm July 31, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Along with nine counts of murder leveled by state prosecutors, the Justice Department says a grand jury indicted Dylann Roof of 33 federal counts; at least one could bring the death penalty.

(From left to right) Student members of the NAACP Ekow Nana-Kweson, Trinity Towns and Anscia Brown.

National

In The Age Of #BlackLivesMatter, The NAACP Tries To Reach A Younger Generation

11:14am July 30, 2015

by Adrian Florido

The NAACP is holding its annual convention at a time when there are growing questions about the group's relevance to a young generation.

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Activists Aim To Expand Reach Of Black Lives Matter Movement

11:12am July 30, 2015

by Adrian Florido

Members want to move beyond the protest hash tag. They met over the weekend in Cleveland with other advocacy groups to talk about how to push for real change in police departments and beyond.

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Johanna Fernández, co-curator of a new exhibition about the Young Lords, points to pages of the group's newspaper on display at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.

Once Outlaws, Young Lords Find A Museum Home For Radical Roots

7:56pm July 29, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

Inspired by the Black Panthers, the Young Lords were formed in New York City by a group of Puerto Rican youth in 1969. Their history is now on display in a new exhibition.

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'Key & Peele' Is Ending. Here Are A Few Of Its Code Switch-iest Moments

1:34pm July 29, 2015

by Anthony Cook

From Luther the "anger translator" for President Obama to everyday situations, Key and Peele have put code-switching front and center in their comedy show.

The Eastside Bicycle Club on a 35 mile Saturday evening ride with stops for tacos.

On A 'Tour De Tacos' With Los Angeles' Eastside Bike Club

11:20am July 29, 2015

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

A cycling group comprised of mostly Latino, bilingual, bicultural bikers is growing in Los Angeles — and changing people's minds about what recreational bikers look like.

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