In this special edition of the NewsOne Top 5 we take a look at the top news stories during a summer that gave us plenty to talk about and reflect on. Read more about them, below.

NewsOne’s PolitickerOne blog tackles some of the most important topics in politics: Election 2016, moves by the Obama administration, voting rights, lawmaking, and the way…

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Protesters in Minnesota are being criticized for chanting “pigs in a blanket, fry them like bacon" during a Black Lives Matter march

On Wednesday, hearings will begin to determine if the case against the six officers in the Freddie Gray case should be dismissed.

One of the most well-known photos of the Ferguson protests of 2014 featured Edward Crawford, the dreadlocked man holding a bag potato chips while flinging…

Peggy Hubbard, a St. Louis mother now living in Rockford, Ill., posted a Facebook video rant railing against the #BlackLivesMatter movement last Thursday. The video…

Marco Rubio is the latest GOP candidate to address Black Lives Matter, admitting that it is "legitimate" but does not offer solutions.

Niger Innis, the Executive Director of the TeaParty.net and CORE National spokesperson, was critical of the #BlackLivesMatter movement during a media appearance. Innis was a…

Reaction to vandalism of sign "Black Lives Matter"at River Road Unitarian Universalist Church Bethesda on News4 at 5 pic.twitter.com/NbYxQNHwQ0 — Chris Gordon (@ChrisGordonNews) August 12,…

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What Is The Conversation Whites Should Have About Race In America? On Tuesday’s NewsOne Now, Roland Martin lead a conversation addressing race in America and White…

Black women and girls matter too. Don’t forget. #sayhername #BlackWomenMatter #blackwomenslivesmatter pic.twitter.com/SoQde3dshr — satan with a fro (@delafro_) May 21, 2015 In an effort to…

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From the peaceful protests to the riots, to the homegoing services, see the city’s reaction to case of Freddie Gray, the Baltimore man who died after his…