Spelman College established a task force to consider whether to admit transgender students. The historically Black college would join a wave other elite women's institution to make the policy change.

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Tennis star Serena Williams has been eliminated from the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The Obama administration plans to direct school districts to allow transgender students to use bathrooms that match their identity. School officials will receive guidance on implementation.

A North Carolina school board lifted its ban on students carrying Mace and pepper spray on campus. This comes in response to the DOJ's civil rights lawsuit against the state's bathroom law.

Dre’s ‪#‎nightcap‬.. The Mayor has issued a ‪#‎Baltimore‬ government travel ban to North Carolina & Mississippi surrounding transgendered rights to use public restrooms. What are your thoughts? Cornell Willis I feel like this is still America. Even if you don’t agree with their stance on things or their political views, you have to understand that […]

The Department of Justice and North Carolina filed lawsuits against each other over the so-called "bathroom bill." North Carolina denies that the measure violates the civil rights of transgender people.

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is doing everything in his power to garner the Black vote. Sanders is slated to make an appearance on The Tom Joyner Morning Show on Monday. During the show, he will take questions from a roundtable of Black hosts and contributors, which will include Roland Martin, Don Lemon, Al Sharpton, […]

Dreams do come true. And for Anry Fuentes, that dream was to become the first transgender cheerleader at her California high school.

Kiesha Jenkins, a Black transgender woman and college student, was fatally shot, making her the 21st transgender woman killed this year.

Breaking: Raffi Freedman-Gurspan the first out transgender White House official: http://t.co/oM7B3yP4nh Via @MicNews pic.twitter.com/agWT0guhsc — Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) August 18, 2015 The Obama administration on…