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After California legalized recreational marijuana, Kika Keith spent years trying to open a dispensary in Los Angeles.

Legalized Pot Was Supposed to Help Build Black Wealth in Los Angeles. It Failed. Monday, Apr. 18, 2022

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Paula Patton Cooks Fried Chicken & The Internet Immediately Fires Off Memes Monday, Apr. 18, 2022

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At this Gullah Geechee home on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, painted doors and shutters keep out evil spirits called "haints." DAWNA MOORE / ALAMY

What the Color ‘Haint Blue’ Means to the Descendants of Enslaved Africans Friday, Apr. 1, 2022

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Sen. Ted Cruz mischaracterized two children's books about race during the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.

What the children's books Ted Cruz referenced at Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing really say Friday, Apr. 1, 2022

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In this image from the body camera video of Richland County Sherrif's Deputy John Anderson, Irvin D. Moorer Charley, 34, holds a piece of wood as he walks towards Anderson, who is backpedaling, in Columbia, S.C. Moorer Charley was shot and killed after deputies responded to a call about domestic violence. (Deputy John Anderson/Richland County Sheriff's Department via AP)

Brother: Man shot by deputy struggled with mental illness Friday, Apr. 1, 2022

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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, during her Senate confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/REX/Shutterstock

Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing reveals Republicans’ racist fears Friday, Apr. 1, 2022

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Photo: Andrew Rush / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP)

Five Pittsburgh Officers Fired for Tasing Black Man to Death Friday, Apr. 1, 2022

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This 33-Year-Old Black Man Moved To Bali And Lives A Life Of Luxury For $2,233 A Month Friday, Apr. 1, 2022

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Will Smith, with his award for Best Actor and his family, from left: his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, his daughter, Willow, and his sons, Jaden and Trey.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Love will make you do crazy things? So will arrogance. Friday, Apr. 1, 2022

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In this Tuesday, March 29, 2022, photo released by Warner Bros., Wanda Sykes is seen during a taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif. Fresh off hosting the 94th Academy Awards, Sykes made an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Tuesday to air Thursday, April 7. She talked about the confrontation between Will Smith and Chris Rock. (Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. via AP)

Wanda Sykes on Smith slapping Rock: ‘It was sickening’ Friday, Apr. 1, 2022

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