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Soyinka on 'Obscene' Push for Achebe Nobel
A Nigerian Nobel laureate wants fans of the late fellow writer to table calls for a posthumous prize.
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Child-Support Laws: A Boon for Gold Diggers?
Experts say that flaws in the system punish poor parents and motivate others to have kids for money.
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Doggie Racism Is Real! Here's How to Deal
Race Manners: Maybe your friends' pets are doing you a favor? At least now your social circle can't ignore race.
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What Black High School Grads Need to Hear
Show Me the Numbers: Graduation speakers often opt for tough love. Here's what they should say instead.
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Howard University's Moorland-Spingarn Research Center in Danger
Budget concerns threaten to shut the doors of one of the "world's largest and most comprehensive repositories for the documentation of the cultural history of people in the African Diaspora..."
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13 Dead, 30 Wounded in Tragedy at Ft. Hood
Contrary to initial reports, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspected gunmen, is alive and in stable condition...
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Listen Up! Obama Hates Freedom, Offers Rewards for School Overhauls
In an effort to raise the scholastic bar, Obama is offering billions to states to revamp their school districts...
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Ring 'Em Up (Sort Of): Italy Convicts 23 for CIA Renditions
The Buzz didn't even know the CIA let their people get jammed up like that...
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Michelle Obama: First Iron Chef
Michelle Obama tackles nutrition and childhood obesity, Iron Chef-style, from the White House garden...
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Check It Out: 1 of 11 Bodies Found in Cleveland Rapist's Home ID'd
Toni Carmichael, 52, had been missing for the last year...
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More Bad News for Black Media? REPORTS: Essence.com Lays off Digital Staff
Journalsticks is reporting that the vaunted magazine's Web staff has been cut a week after it's relaunch...
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Check It Out: Rihanna Talks Breezy in Upcoming Interview
Rihanna sits down with Diane Sawyer to discuss Chris Brown and last February's assault...
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Obama's Brother: "What Happened in Virginia, Homie?"
He didn't really say that, but he did write a book about his experiences coming up in the world...
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The Right Strikes Back: Hope Takes a Dirt Nap
On the anniversary of a historic presidential victory, we see not everyone is full of the warm fuzzies...

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