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I'm Creole. Why Do I Have South Asian DNA?
Tracing Your Roots: Several reasons could explain a questioner's surprising genetic testing results.
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School a Beacon of Hope in Nigeria
At a university in Yola, graduates offer a glimpse of a promising future in a strife-torn region.
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A Birmingham Prom 50 Years in the Making
Class of '63 finally gets a ball that was denied to those who participated in the Children's March.
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Intimate Look at the Williams Sisters
Director explains how Venus and Serena doc explores the way their enigmatic dad shaped their lives.
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Book: Baltimore Newspaper Aided Segregation
Fake ads and scathing editorials were allegedly used to keep the city racially divided
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Attention, Black Walmart Shoppers
A NJ location of the discount chain makes a startling announcement
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Tiger's Back!
The world's No. 1 golfer says he's ending his four-month hiatus and will come back by playing at the Masters.
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A Bit of Light Reading: Obama's Education Reform Blueprint
After the jump, check out where you can get the skinny on the president's plan for education reform.
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Earthquake Hits Southern California
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck 10 miles southeast of Los Angeles this morning.
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DC High School Hires Female Head Coach
Natalie Randolph will lead Coolidge High into battle next fall.
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Latina Artist's Mural Causes Stir in Times Square
Those who protest it say the mural negatively depicts Black and Latina women.
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African Americans Get Few Heart-Protecting Drugs
African Americans are less likely than their white counterparts to be prescribed heart-protecting medications or undergo bypass surgery to treat blocked heart arteries, a new study finds.
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Twitter Makes Bad TV Awesome
With Twitter, the TV viewing experience has turned into a collaborative experience.
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Family Affair: "Black Like Whom?"
Slate reviews Ira Berlin's The Making of African America.
