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NYPD Finally Cops to Profiling?
By fighting new profiling bill, the department finally stops pretending it doesn’t profile.
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Blacks Get Weave; Can Whites Get Locks?
Race Manners: You can, but it's not the same. Don't expect to enjoy the style without the scrutiny.
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America: More Diverse yet Less Equal?
A decline in white births comes at a time when two key civil rights programs may be dismantled.
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Bill Clinton Needs to Shut Up
The ex-president's willingness to speak out on Syria spells disaster for Obama in more ways than one.
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Jobless Rate at 10%, Worst Since '83
With October layoffs, jobless rate hits 10% for the first time in over 25 years...
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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...
