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The toxic police response to #ICantBreathe

Does being black in America always mean holding your breath?

On Dec 17, 2014 by Olivia A. Cole

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7 better choices for Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year

Culture? Nope, that's garbage. These are the most important words of 2014.

On Dec 16, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Why Facebook should never, ever add a Dislike button

It would ruin everything you love about Facebook.

On Dec 15, 2014 by Nico Lang

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Harvard students protesting police brutality clash with naked runners

The Harvard Yard turned chaotic as two very different events collided.

On Dec 13, 2014 by Sarah Weber

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Anti-police brutality hashtags: Your complete guide

You can’t fit all these hashtags in one tweet.

On Dec 12, 2014 by Patrick deHahn

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Ferguson police are temporarily barred from using tear gas on protesters

A rare win for protesters at the courts.

On Dec 12, 2014 by Eric Geller

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Congressional staffers stage powerful silent protest for Eric Garner, Michael Brown

An estimated 150 staffers did the "hands up, don't shoot" gesture in unison.

On Dec 11, 2014 by Ramon Ramirez

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Undercover cop draws gun on photographer during Black Lives Matter protest

This photographer didn't flinch when a cop pointed a gun at his face.

On Dec 11, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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Bank apologizes after comparing regulatory hurdles to Eric Garner death

Who signed off on this?

On Dec 11, 2014 by Rob Price

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Where are the protests for all the black women killed by police?

Black women's deaths matter, too.

On Dec 10, 2014 by Evette Dionne

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Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘A Better Tomorrow’ sums up a post-Ferguson world

The legendary hip-hop group is as sharp as ever.

On Dec 9, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Cedric Bartee shot by Florida cop while unarmed

The tragedies continue.

On Dec 9, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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Eric Garner activists disrupt trains in Berkeley on third night of protests

Anger over the lack of an indictment continues to spread.

On Dec 9, 2014 by Rob Price

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Here’s the Ferguson sketch ‘Saturday Night Live’ didn’t air

Unaired sketches are often the most relevant.

On Dec 8, 2014 by Audra Schroeder

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Why black lives don’t matter to grand juries

America has an empathy problem.

On Dec 8, 2014 by Chris Osterndorf