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A bill aimed at fighting sickle disease will provided grants for research, prevention and treatment programs was signed into law by President Donald Trump.

On Tuesday, the NAACP began a week-long #LogOutFacebook protest in response to the social networking giant's "history of data hacks which unfairly target its users of color."

Mark Luckie, a former manager on Facebook's entertainment and partnerships team, said in a memo “racial discrimination at Facebook is real."

Speaking to a group of young black conservatives at the Young Black Leadership Summit, President Donald Trump blamed Democrats for bad policy and praised Kanye West.

Members of the city's gay community consider the flyers — which include an image of an assault rifle similar to the one used in the Pulse shooting — a threat.

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, honors over 4,400 black people who were lynched from 1877 to 1950.

Former first lady Michelle Obama is traveling to various cities pushing midterm voter turnout through her initiative When We All Vote.

While 'Crazy Rich Asians' and 'Black Panther' bring more minorities to the silver screen, Hollywood casting continues to rely on superficial stereotypes.

“This is probably going to be... the most pro-black president I’ve seen in my lifetime,” said Pastor Darrell Scott, a supporter of President Trump, said at a White House event Wednesday.

R. Kelly sings about his troubles and battles in a new 19-minute song, addressing sexual abuse claims against him that have put a screeching halt on his career.

The resignations comes after John Schnatter admitted that he used "inappropriate and hurtful language” while on a conference call in May.

Federal hate crime charges were filed Wednesday against a man accused of plowing a car into a crowd of people in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year.

Antwon Rose, the 17-year-old who was unarmed when he was killed by a police officer last week, was remembered by hundreds Monday.

Antwon Rose Jr., 17, was fatally shot by police three times while running away from a traffic stop in East Pittsburgh.

Roseanne Barr repeatedly apologized for a racist tweet comparing Valerie Jarrett to an "ape,'' saying she had been under the influence of the sleep aid Ambien.

The video for "This Is America" by Childish Gambino — Donald Glover's musical stage name — has sparked a conversation on the treatment of black Americans.

A few dozen people who say they left behind their gay identities demonstrated together at the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Saturday.

Legendary actress and humanitarian Cicely Tyson opens about being honored with a hand and footprint at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.

In a statement to NBC News, Crowley's parents said their son will not attend any future "school activities or functions, including the Prom or graduation."

Heineken has removed an ad following a wave of online criticism slamming the commercial as "terribly racist."