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Magic Johnson to Fill Black TV Void

He tells The Root his new Comcast network is what black professionals have been waiting for.

Environmental Justice: Why It's a Black Thing

EPA chief Lisa P. Jackson says it's not about loving nature -- it's a civil rights issue.

Black Politicians Harassed, Book Shows

George Derek Musgrove chronicles efforts to suppress African-American political power.

Black Pilot to Create Classroom in the Sky

Barrington Irving was the youngest and the first black pilot to fly solo around the globe.

Literacy Leader: Reading Is Not Optional

Walter Dean Myers says that equality of opportunity is meaningless if black kids aren't literate.

'BET Honors' 2012: Who Stole the Show?

Hollywood played second fiddle to Michelle Obama, Maya Angelou and the Tuskegee Airmen.

Top 5 of All Time: Black Award-Show Speeches

No, Kanye's stage crashes do not count. 

4 Questions With Mumia Abu-Jamal's Attorney

Christina Swarns says the high-profile death-penalty case is not at all unique.

On Black Atheism: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

When it comes to faith, this Princeton professor says that African Americans have always been complex.

On Black Atheism: Zaheer Ali

This Muslim scholar says that we can all claim an "African-American civil religion."