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100 Years of Arrests and Targeting of African American Journalists

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African American Journalists "Are Foundational To Black History" #GeorgiaFort #DonLemon

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ICE's Violence, Voter Rolls and Election Intimidation

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"Venezuela is Minneapolis...We are in the same struggle."

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Beyond Borders: Martin Luther King, Jr., Africa and Pan-Africanism

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ICE's Killings of Keith Porter and Renee Good

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The Latest from Caracas, Venezuela

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What Do Venezuela, Congo And Nigeria Have In Common?

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Imani 2025! Day 7 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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Kuumba 2025! Day 6 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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Nia 2025! Day 5 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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Ujamaa 2025! Day 4 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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Ujima 2025! Day 4 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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Kujichagulia 2025! Day 2 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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Umoja 2025! Day 1 of Kwanzaa with Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga

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Red Flags: Exposing the Manosphere and Protecting Your Heart

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Enslavement in Ken Burns' "The American Revolution"

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Why Miami is the Bellwether of the Anti-Trump Backlash

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The Crisis in Housing and Homeownership in the DMV

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What We Can Learn Form The TN-7 Special Election

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Unanswered Questions Around The National Guard Shooting

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WeAintBuyingIt.com Economic Noncooperation Campaign Nov. 27 - Dec. 1

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Meet Roxanne Brown, The First African American And The First Woman President Of The United Steelworkers

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Eight Dems Annul The Election Celebration Before The Honeymoon Ends

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How Black Women Won The Election For Us and Unarmed Black Man Shot At By Federal Police

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Election Recap

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AFGE President Everett Kelley Says Both The Shutdown And The Lockout Of Federal Employees Must End

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NEA President Becky Pringle on SNAP: "Our kids can't learn if they are hungry."

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Halloween House of Horrors: Shutdown, SNAP, Redistricting, Oh My!

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What Is The BlackOutReport.org?

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Are Dems Now The Party Of The Well-To-Do?

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Shutdown Not Shutting Down ICE & How Trump Won The America Dems Forgot

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Million Man March Anniversary Commemorations in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Newark, NYC, Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Wichita and East Palo Alto

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The 30th Anniversary of the Million Man March, Part I

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The Lowdown on the Shutdown

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On The Federal Shutdown And The NYC Mayoral Race

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The 60th Anniversary of the Nguzo Saba

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Missouri's Racist Redistricting And The Lynching Of Emmett Till

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Mayor Brandon Johnson Resists Trump And Federal Troops In Chicago

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Jesse Jackson, Jr. Campaigns To Return To Congress

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A Young Brother Experiences Trump's Military Occupation of D.C.

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The Non-State of Occupied D.C.

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Texas Redistricting And How The Democrats Lost In 2024

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Workers Circle, One Of America's Oldest Jewish Organizations, Stands Up On Behalf Of The People Of Gaza

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Trump Voters Losing Hospitals, Food Stamps, Disaster Relief and Manufacturing Jobs, But Gaining A Tax Increase

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Palestinian Columbia University Student Mohsen Madawi On His Unlawful Arrest At A Naturalization Hearing

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The Final Straw for MAGA?

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Trump/ICE vs. Black Immigrants

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Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. on Civil Rights, Fascism, Media and the 30th Anniversary of the Million Man March

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John Lewis National Day of Action 7/17

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Math Ain't Mathing!!! 2024 Election Disparities

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How Much Red Counties Depend On The Government They Hate

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"What To The Slave Is The Fourth of July?"

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Trump's Big, Ugly Bill

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Musk vs. Trump!

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Meet Aisha! The Black Chat GPT!

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"This is our Bull Connor moment."

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How Trump Is Surgically Targeting His Own Base

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Martin Luther King, Jr., Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Serene Jones: Faith, Social Justice, and Resilience

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Could There Be A Blue Wave in 2026? Could Trump Serve Another Term?

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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones Defends Her City From Trump And Project 2025

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A Black Church CREDO For An "Undemocratic and Dysfunctional" America

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Is Ukraine's New Deal With Trump Its Best Bet? 😳

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Trump Is An "Existential Threat" to Education

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White House Black History Month Observance 🙄

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Survival Strategies for African Americans: 13 Steps to Freedom

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Congressman Al Green on Articles of Impeachment for Trump and Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza

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What Should Democrats Do As Trump Runs Amok?

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Donald Trump Has Michael Steele CUSSIN', y'all!

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The Cast of the Tribeca Award-Winning Podcast, "Red For Revolution"

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Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb on ICE Raids, DEI and the Politicization of Plane Crashes

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Trump Lost. Vote Suppression Won. Here Are The Numbers…

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Trump Is In. What's Next For Black, Brown and Indigenous Women?

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Trump Can't Do Mass Deportations

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National Urban League President Marc Morial on Trump's Assault on DIversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Broken Down

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Black Press USA Washington Bureau Chief and Senior WH Correspondent April Ryan on Trump’s First Day in Office

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"What Is Your Riverside?" MLK Sunday Sermon

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Jimmy Carter's Funeral, Election Reassessment, and 2025 Outlook on the First Thursday Kos of the New Year!

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IMANI! | Day 7 of Kwanzaa 2024 with Dr. Maulana Karenga

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KUUMBA! | Day 6 of Kwanzaa 2024 with Dr. Maulana Karenga

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NIA! | Day 5 of Kwanzaa 2024 with Dr. Maulana Karenga

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UJAMAA! | Day 4 of Kwanzaa 2024 with Dr. Maulana Karenga

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UJIMA! | Day 3 of Kwanzaa 2024 with Dr. Maulana Karenga

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KUJICHAGULIA! | Day 2 of Kwanzaa 2024 with Dr. Maulana Karenga

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UMOJA! | Day 1 of Kwanzaa 2024 with Dr. Maulana Karenga

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Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America

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Trump Won. Now What? Part II

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Trump Won. Now What? Part I

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The State of the Presidential Race

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Has The Biden Harris Administration Improved The Economy For African Americans?

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Early Voting Update and Why Is Harris Saying "Fascist" A Bigger Headline Than Kelly Saying It?!

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In the Name of Amber Thurman and Others, Black Maternal Mortality Is At Stake

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SEIU is Spending $200M and Knocking on 3.2M Doors in the Battleground States!

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The September 2024 Jobs Report

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Kamala Harris Improves With Voters on Inflation, Economy and Immigration. Plus, the VP Debate Recap

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3 Black Men Tell Us The Latest On The Economy, Gun Violence And Climate Change

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GOTV for Harris and Trump, Lack of African American GOTV Spending by Harris and a Dem Senate Pickup in NEBRASKA?!?!

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BREAKING: NC GOP Gov Nominee Mark Robinson May Drop Out; For Harris: "The conditions are brewing for a landslide win;" and the Economy Improves

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Christine Pelosi, Marc Morial and Steve Benjamin on the Harris-Walz Ticket