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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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UPDATE: Box Originally Attached to Experimental Craft is Missing
A Colorado little boy wandered into his parents' experimental balloon craft and floated away...
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Following Civil War, Sudan Returns to Nature
Researchers are surprised to see that following civil war, wildlife remains plentiful in southern Sudan...
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Cash Strapped, States Cutting Inmates' Time
States letting inmates cut prison time for budgetary reasons...
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You're in Texas and You're Not a Cop?
That's weird because just about everyone else is...
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Are You 30? 'Rapper's Delight' Is
The pioneering tune which helped usher hip-hop into the mainstream turns 30 this week...
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Singer Leona Lewis Punched at London Bookstore
The singer was attacked while signing copies of her autobiography "Dreams" in Picadilly Circus...
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Rep. Meek Counts on 'Service Workers' and White House for Win
Sen. Harry Reid and President Clinton appear to be onboard.
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Should Health Care Be the 'Rodney King Moment' of the 21st Century?
Well, apparently Michael Steele thinks so. Watch ...
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Van Clief-Stefanon, Hoose, Williams-Garcia Among National Book
Poetry, youth lit and Claudette Colvin biography make an impact.
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NPR Doesn't Care About Black Music, Sorta
Our buddies over at Slate have a few questions on why NPR's DORF Matrix lacks a certain ... blackness ...
