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As Black people, we are expected to consume these personal, violent attacks like we digest cake. We are told that we cannot act if someone decides to be ruthless, violent and trifling. As violence begets violence against us, we are continually told and showed that it is not fine to simply be.

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An Iowa man is facing hate crime charges after he was arrested on Sunday for fighting with a Black man. Andy Benavidez of Iowa City was wearing a surgical mask when police discovered him fighting the other man, and told police he wore the mask because he was “allergic to Black people,” local outlet KGAN reports. […]

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A van carrying Ben Carson's presidential campaign team "hit a patch of ice and flipped on its side," striking another vehicle.

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Donald Trump disavowed a group's robocalls that urge voters to vote for Trump because "we don't need Muslims," but understands their anger.

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Arrested for Being Transgender: Meagan Taylor http://t.co/kPh7PfFk8E pic.twitter.com/3pT29PXynb — BTNOMB (@BTNOMB) July 21, 2015 A transgender woman from Lahokia, Illinois was arrested and held in a Polk County Jail for…

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A woman who believed she was 12 weeks pregnant turned out to be six months pregnant when she gave birth to her fourth child in…

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Hannah Stouffer (pictured right), who was adopted at birth, has wanted most of her life to meet the woman who gave birth to her. One day…

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced an agreement with the city of Dubuque, Iowa (pictured), that effectively settles allegations…

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Homeowners Shelly Owens (pictured), her fiance, Kevin Durham (pictured), and their children had their Council Bluffs, Iowa, home vandalized and then set ablaze in what…

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An Iowa woman believes being a Republican comes with a “get out of jail free” card. A manager, at a Des Moines P.F. Chang‘s Bistro, called the police to help eject Charlene Idelle Hunziker, who was upsetting other diners with her political rant. West Des Moines Patch reports: Officer Chris Morgan said in his report […]

Oprah Winfrey sat down with Gabby Douglas and her family in Iowa to discuss her recent gold medal winning victories at the London Olympic Games. Do you think the subject of hair came up? Read the entire story on TheGrio.com  

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CENTERVILLE, IO — Ben Clifford Dawson, an 83-year-old man who as running for city council in Iowa, has been charged with prostitution. The charges stem from an incident in which Dawson offered to give sexual favors to pay off a loan. Also read: Bistro Chez Lucienne: French in the Heart of Harlem Also read: Ex-Cop […]