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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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What Is Juneteenth?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: Learn about the most popular annual celebration of black emancipation.
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Cheerios Ad Parody Tells Haters to 'Eat It'
We bet that the racists who had a problem with the commercial will really hate this follow-up.
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The Drop in Chicago's Murder Rate Won't Last
Slate magazine's Justin Peters says that when the police-overtime money runs out -- and, well, when it gets warmer -- the Windy City's homicide rate will revert to normal.
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Everyone's Good News on Facebook Stresses Me Out
Lauren Lyons confesses at the Huffington Post that everyone else's positive updates on social media sometimes make her own struggles feel like an anomaly.
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Despite Protests, R-Word Stays in 'Washington Redskins'
Writing for Clutch magazine, Yesha Callahan rounds up the back-and-forth between advocates such as members of the Congressional Native American Caucus and the NFL brass they're lobbying to get the r-word removed from the football team's name.
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False Panic Over Howard? Official Calls 'Gone in 3 Years' Letter 'Unduly Alarming'
The chair of the HBCU's governing board says it's still recovering from the recession, but it is growing.
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OWN's Focus on Real Black Women: It's Working. What Took So Long?
Iyanla Vanzant, La Toya Jackson and Kim Whitley just might be saving the network. Some would say we could have predicted this.
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End of White America: Should We Care?
Census data show that major shifts are under way. Here's what people of color should actually care about.
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No, You and I Will Not Be Dating. Here's Why
Niesha Davis, currently boyfriend-free, lists at Clutch magazine the various reasons that a guy would not be dating material.
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Zimmerman Trial: Just 1 Scene in a Gun-Culture Drama
In a piece for the New Yorker, Jelani Cobb discusses the second-degree-murder trial of George Zimmerman in terms of America's gun culture and perceptions of race.

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