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Bill Clinton Needs to Shut Up
The ex-president's willingness to speak out on Syria spells disaster for Obama in more ways than one.
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Alabama County May Change Voting Rights
Shelby, which is challenging Section 5, has changed, but voter advocates say work is still needed.
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Educated Black Women Do Find Husbands
She Matters: A revived story sparks an age-old debate about going to college versus getting married.
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Da Vinci's Patron -- as a Black Man?
Image of the Week: This 15th-century piece depicts an Italian duke as the embodiment of his nickname, "The Moor."
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Jurnee Smollett-Bell Makes Vampire Debut
The actress made an impromptu audition tape that landed her a spot on HBO's True Blood.
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Dave Chappelle's Back: 13-Date Tour Coming Soon
He'll be co-headlining the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival.
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Allen Iverson's Ex-Wife: He Abducted Our Kids
Tawanna Iverson says the former NBA player did not return their kids to her after taking them on vacation.
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DNA Samples Are a Big Invasion of Privacy
Andrew Cohen, writing at The Atlantic, disagrees with a former Supreme Court justice's argument that taking a person's DNA is less intrusive than looking through one's personal papers.
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Forget Child Support, Dads; Your Kids Just Want You
Columbia University doctoral student Eva Haldane writes at Parlour magazine that from her research, she's found that children want to spend time with their dads, regardless of whether their fathers contribute financially.
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Obama to Back NSA Surveillance, Says White House Chief of Staff
On Sunday, Denis McDonough asserted that the president will support the National Security Agency's controversial actions.
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2 Harvard Sociologists Challenge 'Deadbeat Dad' Stereotype
The authors of Doing the Best I Can hope to reshape the perception of inner-city fathers.
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'No Father's Day' Campaign Targets Gun Violence
Parents of kids killed during the Newtown, Conn., tragedy are using Father's Day to push for universal background checks.
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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Welcome Baby Girl
This is the first child for both the Keeping Up With the Kardashians reality star and Yeezus MC.
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My Father Was a Good Dad but a Bad Husband
Adult relationships are complicated and tough for a child to understand. Black Ink writes at PostBourgie that his original idea of his father was based more on his mother's experience than his own.
