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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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Obama Administration Mistakes Journalism for Espionage
The Washington Post's Eugene Robinson gives perspective on the Associated Press scandal.
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The Obamas' Tough Talk to Black Grads
Kai Wright gives his take at Colorlines on the controversial angle of last weekend's high-profile commencement addresses.
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Kanye West, 'New Slaves' and Hypocrisy
Ernest Owens rips into the rapper's new single at the Huffington Post, lamenting that West knows more than other rappers, yet "does nothing to fix the problem."
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White Dad Accused of Kidnapping Biracial Daughters
A Wal-Mart customer in Virginia was concerned that the family "didn't match up."
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New Yorkers Rally After Murder of Gay Man
Mark Carson's murder was just the latest incident in a month that's seen an uptick in homophobic violence in the city. Demonstrators' message: "Mark is not going to die in vain."
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Obama Declares State of Emergency in Oklahoma
Update: The death toll from Monday's tornadoes is lower than originally reported.
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Trayvon Martin: The Latest
Experts debate origins of shouts on 911 recording. Plus: George Zimmerman's wife files a witness list for her perjury trial.
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'Scandal,' Black Women and the Super-Black Mammy-Jezebel
Writing at the Shadow League, Megan Livingston explains why she sees Olivia Pope as a game changer and an everywoman.
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