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Details: Written by  COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press; Published: 03 September 2016

VIDEO: Larry Wilmore on Stephen Colbert show

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown (NNPA News Wire Contributor); Published: 02 September 2016

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The new national museum of African American History and Culture has been getting numerous donations

Details: Written by White House Press Office; Published: 30 August 2016

In this Aug. 4, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama answers a question during a news conference at the Pentagon. President Barack Obama has cut short the sentences of 111 federal inmates in another round of commutations for those convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

President Obama commuted the sentences of 111 people

Details: Written by MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer; Published: 29 August 2016

Beyonce accepts the award for best female video for “Hold Up” at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

At the MTV Video Music Awards Beyonce proved once again she is the contemporary rock star

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 29 August 2016

Swing states include Florida, Nevada and Colorado

Details: Written by Rachel Zoll AP Religion writer; Published: 28 August 2016

Largely-white churches respond to Black Lives Matter

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 27 August 2016

Director Lonnie Bunch says museum will increase understanding

Details: Written by KEN THOMAS, SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press; Published: 27 August 2016

Trump had briefing earlier this month

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 27 August 2016

Nykea Aldridge was pushing her baby in a stroller when shot

Details: Written by ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press; Published: 24 August 2016

In this April 18, 2016 file photo, supporters of fair immigration reform dance in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. For more than a decade lawmakers have been pointing to their counterparts to take the blame for what just about everyone agrees is a broken immigration system. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Immigration experts say current problems date back at least 30 years

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