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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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What Black High School Grads Need to Hear
Show Me the Numbers: Graduation speakers often opt for tough love. Here's what they should say instead.
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FBI To Close Most of Its Civil Rights Cold Cases
The mysteries behind all of but a handful of them have been solved, claims the agency
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A Video Postscript to Black History Month
A mother gathers the experts to school her biracial son on his heritage
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Farrakhan: White Right Wants Obama To Be One-Term President
Nation of Islam leader also asks Obama to speak for the poor, and describes UFO
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GQ's Black Style Pioneers
The men's mag waves goodbye to Black History Month with a roundup of the most stylish black men of the past.
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Julianna Smoot To Replace Desiree Rogers as Social Secretary
The White House welcomes a “detail-oriented” event director
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Chair Jordan: Bulls Great Buys Bobcats
Jordan struck a deal to assume ownership of his home state's hoops franchise.
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8.8-Magnitude Quake Strikes Chile
The tremor shook the capital city of Santiago for 90 seconds.
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Rep. Trent Franks Has Thoughts on Slavery
Slavery was terrible, but you know what's worse?
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Today in Collegiate Racism: The Univ. of Missouri
Someone at the University of Missouri thinks they're very clever.

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