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How Did Vikings End Up in My Family Tree?
Tracing Your Roots: A black reader wonders about a DNA test that turned up Orcadian roots.
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What Was the Double V Campaign?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: A paper's call for blacks to support the WWII effort had a twist.
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Old-School Tips for Better Finances
Mixing Dad's advice with sound financial planning can help us regain stability.
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My Man Wants Me to Drop My Male Bestie
Ask Demetria: A suddenly insecure boyfriend may mean that something's changed in your relationship.
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Ed Gordon Returns to BET News
The veteran anchor is set to bolster the networks news division.
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Obama's Fighting Weight
So how much does President Obama really weigh? (dun dun DUN!)
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Will Biggie's Murder Remain Unsolved?
Thirteen years later the investigation continues.
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Limbaugh Vows to Leave Country If Health Care Reform Passes
Don't toy with our emotions, Rush.
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Oh Snap! A 'We Are the World' Remake Where Everyone Can Sing!
Check out 'Somos El Mundo Por Haiti'.
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Two Charged with First-Degree Murder in Chicago Arson Case
Lawrence Myers and Marion Cormier are charged with seven count of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault after taking a match to an overcrowded building.
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Read/React: "The Selective Crusade Against Black Abortion"
In crusade against abortion, some only want to save black children in certain ways.
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Anti-Gay Senator Admits What We Kinda Figured
California Senator Roy Ashburn admits to being gay after drunk driving arrest following night at gay bar
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As a Child, Palins Loved America (Less than Canadian Health Care)
The former governor and her family crossed the border for Socialist brainwashed medicine.
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The Story Behind Lady Kanye
Salon caught up with the parties involved in Oscar nights weirdest moment.
