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I'm Creole. Why Do I Have South Asian DNA?
Tracing Your Roots: Several reasons could explain a questioner's surprising genetic testing results.
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School a Beacon of Hope in Nigeria
At a university in Yola, graduates offer a glimpse of a promising future in a strife-torn region.
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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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Al Qaeda Offer Obama Conditional Truce
In the hopes off commiserating over a few cold ones in the Beer Garden, Al Qaeda has offered the president a little something special before his birthday...
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The Ayatollah: "Yay, Ahmadinejad!"; Critics: "Nah, Son. Nah."
Senior Iranian political figures appear to have snubbed the formal endorsement of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
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VIDEO: Soulja Boy's Lambo Chain
Get a good neck stretch in before you click through. You don't want to pull a muscle...
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New HIV Strain Discovered in Cameroonian Woman
The virus strain appears to come from gorillas but researchers said the woman has likely been infected by another human...
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Bob Herbert: When Anger is The Right Response
The message that has gone out is that the proper response if you think you are being unfairly targeted by the police because of your race is to chill.
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Sincerely, The Blacks: Anti-Cap and Trade Lobbyists Forge Letter from NAACP
Something seemed suspicious when the letter referenced a love of chicken and potato salad...
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*Cueing Up Tirade* Obama's Sister Moving to DC!
Now, the Birthers have all the evidence they need...
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The Hangover: White House Edition
"If you and I want some of that cool refreshment - and some of that racial reckoning we crave - we'll have to buy a round ourselves..."
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