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Why aren't people who use the phrase "Black on Black crime" called out 11 The Polack MSgt Sep 2016 Oct 2016 17 2851

*AA Group* Ever notice how people who claim that "focusing on racism plays into the hands of the 1%" 1 YoungDemCA Oct 2016 Oct 2016 6 1405

Racist graffiti attack on historic black school in Virginia 1 left-of-center2012 Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1437

Got my second ever hide in all these years on DU... 6 BronxBoy Sep 2016 Oct 2016 6 1921

The other day someone told me that America is no longer a white supremacist society. 1 YoungDemCA Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1405

United Nations Panel | U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism’ 8 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 12 1971

Bias Isn't Just A Police Problem, It's A Preschool Problem 10 Starry Messenger Sep 2016 Sep 2016 19 2002

Two favorites of mine~ 1 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 14 2099

Lawyer: $1.9 million settlement in Sandra Bland lawsuit 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1658

Donald Trump: We need "Law and Order" in the "Inner Cities" 7 YoungDemCA Sep 2016 Sep 2016 9 2015

Say Their Names 8 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 18 1779

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 1584

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 OneGrassRoot Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1158

1StrongBlackMan sends his love.... [View all] 97 DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2016 Sep 2016 123 19349

Gotta love how the same people who support the Republican Party and are voting for Donald Trump... 3 YoungDemCA Sep 2016 Sep 2016 11 1514

Cops Successfully Disarm A White Person Without Killing Them - Supplemental 26/09/16 6 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 23 2748

Famed Target Cashier Gets A Big Reward For His Viral Act Of Kindness 28 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 130 5800

Cops Successfully Disarm A White Person Without Killing Them - Supplemental 25/09/16 14 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 11 2999

Raised-fist Olympians punished in 1968 will be received at White House 6 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 34 2091

Federal Court Rules Ohio's Voter Purge Unconstitutional 5 JustAnotherGen Sep 2016 Sep 2016 18 2113

Today in Charlotte 7 wildeyed Sep 2016 Sep 2016 38 2190

Oh my god 12 Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 Sep 2016 6 2258

For the ages. 7 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 30 1802

I am excited about the African American museum opening. .. 7 kwassa Sep 2016 Sep 2016 17 1669

Two Types of Gun Laws: One for Blacks and One for Whites 2 YoungDemCA Sep 2016 Sep 2016 7 1389

Cops Successfully Disarm A White Person Without Killing Them - Supplemental 22/09/16 4 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 17 2367

Plans taking shape for slave emancipation monument on Brown's Island 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 13 2072

State of emergency in Charlotte. 20 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 7 2568

Demand justice for Keith Lamont Scott tomorrow in Charlotte. 0 wildeyed Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1331

FOUR SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL THINGS BLACK PEOPLE CAN DO... 4 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 20 2187

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the "black men for Bernie" founder is supporting Donald Trump now 13 JI7 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 10 2436

The Burning House Analogy 1 Jamaal510 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 10 2112

WATCH: Inside the Night President Obama Took On Donald Trump 4 Kind of Blue Sep 2016 Sep 2016 9 2403

It’s Time To Call Out ‘Nice Racists’ And Their White Fragility 10 loyalsister Sep 2016 Sep 2016 13 2572

My friends here, how's everyone feeling about Trump's recent "outreach"? Just saw him 13 bettyellen Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 2329

I remember a discussion over the validity of a CA black student not wanting any white roommates 20 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 28 3097

Cross post 5 BronxBoy Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1569

Dallas Police sergeant files federal lawsuit accusing Black Lives Matter leaders of inciting anti... 14 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 2792

Congressional Black Caucus Denounce Trump, Demand Apology 5 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 16 1749

Just happened to be thinking about Octavia Butler. 11 SusanCalvin Sep 2016 Sep 2016 7 3347

QUESTION: Why are white folks more mad about the Birtherism than all the other racist shit 37 uponit7771 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 4259

Portsmouth to pay $1 million to family of unarmed man killed by police officer, sources say 6 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 8 1647

White couple now charged with hunting down, killing black teen because of race 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 13 1865

Virginia city to pay $1m to avert lawsuit in William Chapman police shooting 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1219

Re: mass surveillance: why black people and other PoC have no expectation of "privacy" 1 YoungDemCA Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1660

Some blacks agree with Trump on Democrats — but can’t stand the rest of his message 20 steve2470 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2770

Paulette M. Caldwell's lovely essay on "Rediscovering My Hair." 0 pnwmom Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1232

Challenging racism in the media... 6 loyalsister Sep 2016 Sep 2016 7 1763

Hey MOrpheus 10 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 11 3703

Atlanta Teacher’s Photos Go Viral, but Some Think Her Attire Is Inappropriate 8 Stellar Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 3277

*AA GROUP* On the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill (The more things change...) 1 YoungDemCA Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 1494

Shout out to 1StrongBlackMan [View all] 106 ismnotwasm Aug 2016 Sep 2016 129 22703

My rant today about "safe spaces" 34 Chitown Kev Nov 2015 Sep 2016 25 6202

I got to see Hari Kondabolu live last night. That was amazing. 1 Recursion Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1385

Toronto film festival spotlights diversity 0 lovemydog Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1145

Mississippi grand jury indicts ex-police officer in killing of Ricky Ball 3 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 8 1591

"Down in the valley, up on the ridge"--- new Economist article on Melungeons by Andrew Miller 10 carolinayellowdog Aug 2016 Sep 2016 6 3011

Black California family shocked by arson attempt, spray-painted swastikas and racial slurs 5 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 6 1989

It's really puzzling to see white wingers obsess over their perceived problems with black people 26 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 28 4435

It Is Not Easy 7 sheshe2 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 7 1850

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NewsOne Now Exclusive: Harry Belafonte Weighs In On Kaepernick National Anthem Protest Controversy 5 Stellar Sep 2016 Sep 2016 9 3236

Alice Barker, Dancer - a short and sweet film. 4 MADem Sep 2016 Sep 2016 20 3544

Hillary and Haiti - What's the Root Cause? 5 qwlauren35 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1577

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 18286

More effective outreach needed for young black voters 14 piechartking Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1967

John Urschel fits MIT into the off-season, only gets A's in a math PhD program. 5 pnwmom Sep 2016 Sep 2016 3 1770

Is it OK to say “The Negro”? 12 left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2513

Black Woman Shot and Killed By Man who Drives through red light causing Accident 5 JI7 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 16 2117

The story of the only known lynching on a US military base 1 Recursion Sep 2016 Sep 2016 10 1682

On being a black female math whiz during the space race 9 pnwmom Sep 2016 Sep 2016 31 3396

I didn't hear a single word about THIS failure to cover heart during anthem.... 16 MADem Sep 2016 Sep 2016 26 4445

Liberal Redneck - Black Lives Matter 6 Stellar Sep 2016 Sep 2016 17 2171

Leaked 2015 Memo Told Dems: ‘Don’t Offer Support’ For Black Lives Matter..(*double post) 9 Stellar Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2809

Tuskegee Airman, Who Marched With MLK From Selma, Dies at 93 1 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 11 1456

New books 0 question everything Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1223

White Privilege is Fact. Period. 13 sheshe2 Aug 2016 Sep 2016 24 2509

What people don't like is black people protesting against racism 37 La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2016 Sep 2016 74 5316

Ain't it always? 3 MrScorpio Sep 2016 Sep 2016 11 1676

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