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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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Man Charged in Shaniya Davis Murder
Mario Andrette Davis has been charged with raping and murdering the five-year-old North Carolina girl...
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Dad Kills Son for "Inappropriate Contact" with Sister
The boy's mother had called the father looking help with the matter...
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5 Suspects Arraigned in Bronx Teen Shooting
16-year old Carvette Gentles and four others have been charged with attempted murder...
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Check It Out: AG Holder Says He's Not Scared
Khalid Sheik Mohammed and friends are not characters the attorney general fears...
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Obama to Iran, North Korea: HEY! Knock It Off!
The president is none too pleased with their nuclear shenanigans...
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Caster Semenya to Keep World Championship Gold
The runner at the center of a gender-testing controversy will retain her 800-meter gold...
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File Under "Not Hilarious": Thinly-Veiled Death Threats
It may seem hilarious to talk about killing the president of the United States of America, but it's not...
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Black Women Need to Get Breast Cancer Screenings OFTEN
Even if new breast cancer guidelines say otherwise...
