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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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Tech Tile: More Proof the Machines Are Taking Over
Microsoft Natal is a gaming console where you are the remote controller...
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Bin Laden Puts Out Another Mixtape, Blames US for Stuff
This time, the Bearded One is blaming the US for global warming and asking everyone to boycott the dollar and American goods...
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Read/React: "Don't Call It A 'Law Enforcement' Approach"
In terror trials, military courts aren't necessarily better than civilian.
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Blog Noir: Media Make Change Inc.
Media Make Change Inc. is on a mission to make social change through social media
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How Did Obama Do?
Tell us what you thought of the president's State of the Union speech.
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Blog Noir: "I Just Remembered Chris Matthews Was White"
Ta-Nehisi Coates of The Atlantic on Chris Matthews' gaffe
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Quick Hits: Clinton Makes Impassioned Plea for Haiti
At Davos 2010, former President Clinton makes a plea for Haiti...
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Sorority Forgets Paddles to the Backside Aren't Sisterly
Six young ladies from Rutgers' Sigma Gamma Rho chapter are in some hot water
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Check It Out: Chris Matthews "Forgot" Obama Was Black
The State of the Union does funny things to people...
