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Yes, Fried-Chicken Jokes Are Racist
Golfer Sergio Garcia's jab at Tiger Woods is subtle racism at its finest.
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Soyinka on 'Obscene' Push for Achebe Nobel
A Nigerian Nobel laureate wants fans of the late fellow writer to table calls for a posthumous prize.
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Child-Support Laws: A Boon for Gold Diggers?
Experts say that flaws in the system punish poor parents and motivate others to have kids for money.
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Doggie Racism Is Real! Here's How to Deal
Race Manners: Maybe your friends' pets are doing you a favor? At least now your social circle can't ignore race.
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TWiB: "Whites-Only B-Ball? Unlimited Corporate Spending? Hmmm..."
Both seem reasonable. To someone.
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'Chemical Ali' a Chemist No More
Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as Chemical Ali, was executed for genocide and crimes against humanity
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Read/React: "Democrats, Get Down to Business"
Harold Ford Jr. has some words of advice for Dems in the wake of the Massachusetts election
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David Plouffe Returns
Mark McKinnon of The Daily Beast says it's a BS move. And will totally work.
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Read/React: "A Message from an Average Black Person"
Elon James White has the audacity to allege that Black people aren't a monolith...
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Oracle Prez Put on Blast by Mistress
If you live in New York, Atlanta or San Francisco, you might have seen billboards of Charles Phillips and his mistress YaVaughnie Wilkins smeared all over town...
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Read/React: Vet Speaks Out on Gitmo
New Security Action Network wants Gitmo closed...
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