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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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Quick Hits: Tracking Obama's Promises
The Washington Post tracks the state of Obama's promises since 2008
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Who *Doesn't* Get a Maybach for Their Sixteenth Birthday?
Diddy is catching a bit of flak for dropping $350K on a car for a kid who doesn't even have a license
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TWiB: "Whites-Only B-Ball? Unlimited Corporate Spending? Hmmm..."
Both seem reasonable. To someone.
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'Chemical Ali' a Chemist No More
Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as Chemical Ali, was executed for genocide and crimes against humanity
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Read/React: "Democrats, Get Down to Business"
Harold Ford Jr. has some words of advice for Dems in the wake of the Massachusetts election
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David Plouffe Returns
Mark McKinnon of The Daily Beast says it's a BS move. And will totally work.
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Read/React: "A Message from an Average Black Person"
Elon James White has the audacity to allege that Black people aren't a monolith...
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Oracle Prez Put on Blast by Mistress
If you live in New York, Atlanta or San Francisco, you might have seen billboards of Charles Phillips and his mistress YaVaughnie Wilkins smeared all over town...
