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A prom dress designed by Florida-based designer Terrence Torrence is getting buzz on social media. The dress features pictures of 15 African-Americans who were killed in police-involved shootings.

Teen wears Black Lives Matter-inspired dress to prom
A Florida teenager wore a dress featuring pictures of Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Michael Brown, and others to her high school prom.
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Watch President Barack Obama's speech at the University of Chicago today starting at 12 p.m. live on our website.

LIVE: President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Chicago
President Barack Obama will be joined by young leaders for a conversation on community organizing and civic engagement.
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Raise the Age may contribute the much needed energy to the mayor of NYC’s announcement to close Rikers Island. Without drastically reducing the number of people in jail, we could face the creations of multiple Rikers Islands popping up throughout the city.

Raise the Age smoke and mirrors
Al Sharpton called raising the age of criminal responsibility historic; Governor Cuomo called it a legacy achievement. Malcolm might have said, pertaining to raise the age, that we put too much cream in our coffee and are left with something less potent and watered down.
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We sit down with "Shots Fired" actor, writer and producer Reggie Rock Bythewood.

‘Shots Fired’—Reality, music, movement
If you are a native of the Bronx, you’re quite familiar with the expression, “Shots fired!” and the actions associated with it.
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Click your digital calendar because BAMcinématek—in their seventh year—presents the New Voices in Black Cinema festival starting Wednesday.

New Voices in Black Cinema at BAM April 26-30
Wake up New York City. It’s film festival time and the power of the African and African-American creative voice is alive and well and just a MetroCard swipe away.
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