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Jeanne Beker vs. Jully Black on the finale of Canada Reads 2018 Jeanne Beker and Jully Black have a heated moment on the finale of Canada Reads.

The top social media moments from Week 1 of the NBA playoffs It can be difficult to keep track of all the NBA's important moments on social media. Every night there's seemingly a new meme, a new highlight or a new beef to keep track of. That's what we're here for. Moving forward, we'll be rounding up the top social moments of the week and asking readers to vote on their favorite tweets, videos, GIFs and Instagram posts.

DC Police Required To Learn About Black History In New Training Program D.C. police officers will have to take a course on critical race theory and visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture as part of a new training program.

Kendrick Lamar is a Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar now has a Pulitzer Prize to go with all his Grammy Awards. Lamar's "DAMN" was announced as the recipient of the prestigious award on Monday, a history-making first for a rap artist, as the music award is typically given to classical or jazz works. The 2017 Pulitzer Prize for music went to "Angel's Bone," an opera by composer Du Yun. "DAMN" is Lamar's fourth studio album and was released in  April 2017 .

Black Men Arrested At Starbucks Agree To Meet With CEO Starbucks says the two men who were arrested at one of its Philadelphia locations earlier this month have  agreed to meet  with its CEO.  This news came after the CEO himself, Kevin Johnson,  appeared on  "Good Morning America" Monday to talk about the controversial arrests.  "I personally apologize to the two gentlemen that visited our store. ... There are some scenarios where the police should be called — if there's threats or a disturbance, those might be appropriate times. In this case, none of that occurred. It was completely inappropriate to engage the police," Johnson said.

Black female soldiers attacked by white couple at a restaurant

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