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A Birmingham Prom 50 Years in the Making
Class of '63 finally gets a ball that was denied to those who participated in the Children's March.
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Intimate Look at the Williams Sisters
Director explains how Venus and Serena doc explores the way their enigmatic dad shaped their lives.
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Help! My Black Nephew Thinks He's Yellow
Our Race Manners columnist answered your burning questions in a Reddit Ask Me Anything. Check out her answers!
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19 Things Every HBCU Grad Knows
Because you learn quickly that it's nothing like A Different World. At all.
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Wrongfully Convicted Men Free after 20 Years; States Hopes for Mulligan
Um...better late than never?
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Audio: Michael Wasn't a Pioneer of Everything
Lightening of the skin is a global practice...
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At Some Pools, Still Waters Run Deep
Remember: This is 2009. Racism is but a figment of our sensitive imaginations, right?
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Opinion: Soledad O'Brien Isn't Why 'Black in America' Catches a FAIL
Vernon C. Mitchell says CNN is to blame...
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8-Year Old Girl Killed at a Pool Party
The shooter? The estranged husband of the woman her father was dating...
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VIDEO: Pool Boots Kids for Coloring the Water
"There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club..."
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