Plus, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver threatens to sue the state of Michigan and a Black fire fighter files a discrimination lawsuit against the Boston Red Sox.

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Michael Sam was the first openly gay player to be drafted by the National Football League in 2014. Though he never actually played in an official NFL regular season game after leaving the University of Missouri, Sam helped pave the way for the LGBT community in professional sports. In a soon-to-be released interview in Attitude Magazine, Michael Sam discussed his feelings about […]

The proposal, known as House Bill 757, was supported by religious groups and organizations who wanted protection for denying service to those whose religious beliefs are different from their own. If passed, the bill would have allowed the refusal of jobs and services without legal ramifications.

The African-American women say their only crime was "standing in an establishment while Black.”

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In a recent interview with The Real, Janet Hubert expressed her admiration for Jada Pinkett Smith's artistry: "I respect Jada highly. I respect her skill, I respect her as an artist, I respect her as an actress, very much."

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A Muslim woman who stood in silent protest at a Donald Trump campaign even Friday was escorted from the rally while Trump supporters chanted "get out" and "you have a bomb."

New York City police officials on Thursday settled a lawsuit over surveillance activities of Muslim citizens, agreeing to bar officers from opening investigations based on a person's race, ethnicity, or religion, reports The Hill.

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A Vice President is accused of burglary outside of her own home.

The former employee claims he was hit with frying pans and beat with belts during the end of his nearly two-decade-long employment by the family.

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What is it to be Black and a woman in this country that values neither?