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Police reportedly shot and killed a Black man in Baton Rouge on Monday night after the two had a long “struggle.”

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A Baton Rouge judge is no longer allowed to patronize Sammy's Grill after calling the woman the n-word

Baton Rouge celebrates the election of its first Black female mayor. Sharon Weston Broome faces the daunting task of healing the city's racial wounds.

Plus, Dylann Roof had handwritten list of black churches following massacre and Allen West issues apology for ‘Exterminate Muslims’ post.

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The Army Corps issued a letter demanding that the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe vacate the land so that they can move forward with building the controversial oil pipeline.

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Rose believes that the rape accusations caused indelible harm to his image.