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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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10 Pieces of Advice for Postcollege Life
She Matters: This writer wishes someone had told her these things at her commencement.
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Celebrating Race in the Renaissance
Image of the Week: What's the meaning behind this 16th-century cameo featuring a black and a white face?
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IRS Apology for Tea Party Racists?
If any other group called for the government's demise, the GOP would have a fit.
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Jamaica Kincaid Rejects the 'Angry Black Woman' Label
In a piece at her For Harriett blog, Kimberly N. Foster agrees with author Jamaica Kincaid's rejection of the "angry black woman" label that critics try to stamp on her work.
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Quote of the Day: Barbara Jordan
The lawyer and U.S. congresswoman said that what the American people want is very simple.
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Images of a Scarred Chicago
For its annual photo issue, The Fader takes a look at the violent Chicago streets.
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Mississippi Death Row Inmate Willie Manning Granted a Stay
He had been scheduled to be put to death on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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Tim Wise's Film to Take Aim at White Privilege
The anti-racism author and educator, along with other noted scholars, will explore race and racism in the U.S. through the lens of whiteness and white privilege.
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Watch This: Chris Kelly's Eerie Last Freestyle
Hours before his death, the Kris Kross rapper tried to spit out rhymes about a room "full of dead bodies."
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Rick Perry: Supporting Scouts' Gay Ban Just Like Opposing Slavery
The gaffe-prone Texas governor and former GOP presidential candidate does it again.
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Cleveland Rescuer's Interview Goes Viral
"I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man's arms," Charles Ramsey, who is being called a hero, told reporters.
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The Census Race Question Isn't Working
Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page highlights the problems with relying on a race-classification system created in a different era.
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Quote of the Day: June Jordan
The writer and activist addresses the paradox of inequality in America.

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