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In Africa, a Renewed Sense of Potential
Your Take: The African Union is finally living up to its promise, 50 years later, writes the president of Ghana.
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It's Not Your Grandmother's NAACP
The 104-year-old organization is working to dispel myths that it's black-only and mired in the past.
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Will There Ever Be Unity in Africa?
On the African Union's 50th anniversary, ethnic strife and economic competition remain barriers to peace.
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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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Keep Up the Fight Against Child Sex Trafficking
In a piece for the Huffington Post, White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett says that we've made great progress on this issue, but we still have a long way to go.
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Happy Mother's Day! Your Daughter Is Gay
Clutch magazine's Kimberley McLeod chronicles a revelation about her sexual orientation and an evolving relationship with her mother.
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Teacher Made Student Lick Desk Clean?
The latest allegations of school discipline gone wrong come from a New York classroom.
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Kimani Gray's Parents to Sue NYC
The slain 16-year-old's family is reportedly planning to take their claim that officers used excessive force to court.
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Malcolm Shabazz on 'Formula for a Public Assassination'
As reports about the death of Malcolm X's grandson circulate, a March statement on what he said was harassment by law enforcement is getting new attention.
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A Brief History of the FBI's Most Wanted Lists
Assata Shakur is just the latest in a long list of black revolutionaries who have been among the FBI's most sought-after criminal suspects, Jamilah King writes at Colorlines.
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Racism in 2013: Just Get Over It?
Writing at the Huffington Post, Theodore Johnson says that "move on" is the most ridiculous of propositions when it comes to concerns about African-American stereotypes.
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My Racist Experience at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
"It's the little indignities that slowly devastate your soul," the Huffington Post's Seema Jilani writes in a piece about what she says was "white privilege on display."
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