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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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What Was the Double V Campaign?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: A paper's call for blacks to support the WWII effort had a twist.
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Old-School Tips for Better Finances
Mixing Dad's advice with sound financial planning can help us regain stability.
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My Man Wants Me to Drop My Male Bestie
Ask Demetria: A suddenly insecure boyfriend may mean that something's changed in your relationship.
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Graffiti Terrorizes Black High School Students
At a California high school, someone defaced property with a list of African-American kids who should be the "first to die."
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We Should Pay Attention to How the LGBT Community Gets Things Done
Writing at the Huffington Post, Gil Robertson says that African Americans should pay close attention to this example of how to manage a group agenda.
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She's 'Androgynous'? Zoe Saldana Needs a Dictionary
Clutch magazine's Yesha Callahan is perplexed about some of the actress's recent commentary.
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IRS Scandal Is News, but Tax-Exempt Status Was Never Politically Neutral
In a piece for Colorlines, Brentin Mock places the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of Tea Party groups in historical context.
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The World's Most and Least Racist Countries
The Washington Post's visual of World Values Survey data provides a global snapshot of attitudes.
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Charles Ramsey Tattoo and Action Figure
The Cleveland kidnapping hero will be remembered through more than just memes.
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Teen Won't Be Charged for Science Experiment Gone Bad
Kiera Wilmot faced up to five years in prison in a case that caused national outrage over law enforcement's overreaction.
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Explaining That Race Is a Social Construct -- Again
The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates responds to recent writing on race and intelligence by reminding us exactly what race is and what it isn't.
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Bill Maher Responds to White Guys. Why Not to Wayne Brady?
Morris W. O'Kelly writes at the Huffington Post that the talk-show host only picks fights that he thinks he can win. But with Wayne Brady, he lost badly.

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