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    Your Take: The African Union is finally living up to its promise, 50 years later, writes the president of Ghana.

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    The 104-year-old organization is working to dispel myths that it's black-only and mired in the past.

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    On the African Union's 50th anniversary, ethnic strife and economic competition remain barriers to peace.

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    Tracing Your Roots: A black reader wonders about a DNA test that turned up Orcadian roots.

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    The civil rights leader's thoughts on love, lynching and the law.

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    Writing at the Guardian, conservative blogger Crystal Wright weighs in on the various controversies swirling around the Obama administration and determines that Republicans -- and Americans in general, for that matter -- only want answers. 

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    Report: Evening Cable News Lacks Diversity

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    At ColorLines, Jorge Rivas looks at a report revealing a dramatic lack of diversity on evening cable news shows. He quotes a Latino leader who says this gives the impression that minorities are not making positive contributions to the country.

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    Against the backdrop of the Cleveland kidnapping saga and the heroism of rescuer Charles Ramsey, Nikki Woods explores at BlackAmericaWeb.com how the concept of community, when everyone knew their neighbor, has been lost.

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    Kicked Off Plane for Singing 'I Will Always Love You'

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    A pilot stopped in Kansas City, Mo., on a flight from Los Angeles to New York after a passenger refused to stop singing the song made famous by Whitney Houston.

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    Angelina's Double Mastectomy: What Black Women Can Learn

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    A recent study found that African-American women not diagnosed with breast cancer were less likely than white women to get genetic testing for gene abnormalities, despite recommendations from their doctors.

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    During a recent talk at Harvard, the former CNN anchor charged that whites are afraid to deal with the nation's black-white division. 

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    The linguist on our failure to recognize inner-city genius.

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