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Racist graffiti attack on historic black school in Virginia 1 left-of-center2012 Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1328

Got my second ever hide in all these years on DU... 6 BronxBoy Sep 2016 Oct 2016 6 1757

The other day someone told me that America is no longer a white supremacist society. 1 YoungDemCA Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1294

United Nations Panel | U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism’ 8 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 12 1787

Bias Isn't Just A Police Problem, It's A Preschool Problem 10 Starry Messenger Sep 2016 Sep 2016 19 1727

Two favorites of mine~ 1 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 14 2005

Lawyer: $1.9 million settlement in Sandra Bland lawsuit 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1492

Donald Trump: We need "Law and Order" in the "Inner Cities" 7 YoungDemCA Sep 2016 Sep 2016 9 1776

Say Their Names 8 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 18 1577

Crying girl to Charlotte council: 'We shouldn't have to protest because y'all are treating us wrong' 2 yuiyoshida Sep 2016 Sep 2016 8 1451

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 OneGrassRoot Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1107

1StrongBlackMan sends his love.... [View all] 97 DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2016 Sep 2016 123 16614

Gotta love how the same people who support the Republican Party and are voting for Donald Trump... 3 YoungDemCA Sep 2016 Sep 2016 11 1400

Cops Successfully Disarm A White Person Without Killing Them - Supplemental 26/09/16 6 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 23 2553

Famed Target Cashier Gets A Big Reward For His Viral Act Of Kindness 28 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 130 5282

Cops Successfully Disarm A White Person Without Killing Them - Supplemental 25/09/16 14 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 11 2591

Raised-fist Olympians punished in 1968 will be received at White House 6 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 34 1874

Federal Court Rules Ohio's Voter Purge Unconstitutional 5 JustAnotherGen Sep 2016 Sep 2016 18 1916

Today in Charlotte 7 wildeyed Sep 2016 Sep 2016 38 2028

Oh my god 12 Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 Sep 2016 6 1970

For the ages. 7 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 30 1643

I am excited about the African American museum opening. .. 7 kwassa Sep 2016 Sep 2016 17 1471

Two Types of Gun Laws: One for Blacks and One for Whites 2 YoungDemCA Sep 2016 Sep 2016 7 1287

Cops Successfully Disarm A White Person Without Killing Them - Supplemental 22/09/16 4 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 17 2210

Plans taking shape for slave emancipation monument on Brown's Island 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 13 1913

State of emergency in Charlotte. 20 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 7 2063

Demand justice for Keith Lamont Scott tomorrow in Charlotte. 0 wildeyed Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1239

FOUR SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL THINGS BLACK PEOPLE CAN DO... 4 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 20 1966

the "black men for Bernie" founder is supporting Donald Trump now 13 JI7 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 10 2121

The Burning House Analogy 1 Jamaal510 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 10 1989

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WATCH: Inside the Night President Obama Took On Donald Trump 4 Kind of Blue Sep 2016 Sep 2016 9 2109

It’s Time To Call Out ‘Nice Racists’ And Their White Fragility 10 loyalsister Sep 2016 Sep 2016 13 2317

My friends here, how's everyone feeling about Trump's recent "outreach"? Just saw him 13 bettyellen Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1886

I remember a discussion over the validity of a CA black student not wanting any white roommates 20 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 28 2700

Cross post 5 BronxBoy Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1432

Dallas Police sergeant files federal lawsuit accusing Black Lives Matter leaders of inciting anti... 14 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 2445

Congressional Black Caucus Denounce Trump, Demand Apology 5 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 16 1591

Just happened to be thinking about Octavia Butler. 11 SusanCalvin Sep 2016 Sep 2016 7 2926

QUESTION: Why are white folks more mad about the Birtherism than all the other racist shit 37 uponit7771 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 3355

Portsmouth to pay $1 million to family of unarmed man killed by police officer, sources say 6 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 8 1462

White couple now charged with hunting down, killing black teen because of race 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 13 1682

Virginia city to pay $1m to avert lawsuit in William Chapman police shooting 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1130

Re: mass surveillance: why black people and other PoC have no expectation of "privacy" 1 YoungDemCA Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1532

Some blacks agree with Trump on Democrats — but can’t stand the rest of his message 20 steve2470 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2308

Paulette M. Caldwell's lovely essay on "Rediscovering My Hair." 0 pnwmom Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1160

Challenging racism in the media... 6 loyalsister Sep 2016 Sep 2016 7 1564

Hey MOrpheus 10 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 11 3418

Atlanta Teacher’s Photos Go Viral, but Some Think Her Attire Is Inappropriate 8 Stellar Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 3075

*AA GROUP* On the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill (The more things change...) 1 YoungDemCA Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1357

Shout out to 1StrongBlackMan [View all] 106 ismnotwasm Aug 2016 Sep 2016 129 17297

My rant today about "safe spaces" 34 Chitown Kev Nov 2015 Sep 2016 25 5313

I got to see Hari Kondabolu live last night. That was amazing. 1 Recursion Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1265

Toronto film festival spotlights diversity 0 lovemydog Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1062

Mississippi grand jury indicts ex-police officer in killing of Ricky Ball 3 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 8 1434

"Down in the valley, up on the ridge"--- new Economist article on Melungeons by Andrew Miller 10 carolinayellowdog Aug 2016 Sep 2016 6 2658

Black California family shocked by arson attempt, spray-painted swastikas and racial slurs 5 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 6 1793

It's really puzzling to see white wingers obsess over their perceived problems with black people 26 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 28 3723

It Is Not Easy 7 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 7 1649

NewsOne Now Exclusive: Harry Belafonte Weighs In On Kaepernick National Anthem Protest Controversy 5 Stellar Sep 2016 Sep 2016 9 3031

Alice Barker, Dancer - a short and sweet film. 4 MADem Sep 2016 Sep 2016 20 3365

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Hillary and Haiti - What's the Root Cause? 5 qwlauren35 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1402

I posted something on DU the other night and frankly I am shocked by some of the responses to me. [View all] 71 sheshe2 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 91 14896

More effective outreach needed for young black voters 14 piechartking Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1655

John Urschel fits MIT into the off-season, only gets A's in a math PhD program. 5 pnwmom Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1617

Is it OK to say “The Negro”? 12 left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2188

Black Woman Shot and Killed By Man who Drives through red light causing Accident 5 JI7 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 16 1895

The story of the only known lynching on a US military base 1 Recursion Sep 2016 Sep 2016 10 1577

On being a black female math whiz during the space race 9 pnwmom Sep 2016 Sep 2016 31 3129

I didn't hear a single word about THIS failure to cover heart during anthem.... 16 MADem Sep 2016 Sep 2016 26 3948

Liberal Redneck - Black Lives Matter 6 Stellar Sep 2016 Sep 2016 17 1955

Leaked 2015 Memo Told Dems: ‘Don’t Offer Support’ For Black Lives Matter..(*double post) 9 Stellar Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2491

Tuskegee Airman, Who Marched With MLK From Selma, Dies at 93 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 11 1324

New books 0 question everything Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1152

White Privilege is Fact. Period. 13 sheshe2 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 24 2132

What people don't like is black people protesting against racism 37 La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2016 Sep 2016 74 4223

Ain't it always? 3 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 11 1562

Georgetown University will offer an admissions edge to descendants of slaves. 1 pnwmom Sep 2016 Sep 2016 12 1409

The Diversifying Electorate—Voting Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin in 2012 0 kwassa Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1122

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