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Yes, Fried-Chicken Jokes Are Racist
Golfer Sergio Garcia's jab at Tiger Woods is subtle racism at its finest.
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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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Kimani Gray's Parents to Sue NYC
The slain 16-year-old's family is reportedly planning to take their claim that officers used excessive force to court.
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Malcolm Shabazz on 'Formula for a Public Assassination'
As reports about the death of Malcolm X's grandson circulate, a March statement on what he said was harassment by law enforcement is getting new attention.
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Quote of the Day: J.W.E. Bowen
The minister on our individual capacity to effect change.
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A Brief History of the FBI's Most Wanted Lists
Assata Shakur is just the latest in a long list of black revolutionaries who have been among the FBI's most sought-after criminal suspects, Jamilah King writes at Colorlines.
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Racism in 2013: Just Get Over It?
Writing at the Huffington Post, Theodore Johnson says that "move on" is the most ridiculous of propositions when it comes to concerns about African-American stereotypes.
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My Racist Experience at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
"It's the little indignities that slowly devastate your soul," the Huffington Post's Seema Jilani writes in a piece about what she says was "white privilege on display."
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Aunt Viv: I Felt Demonized, Beaten Up and Crucified
Speaking out about decades-old Fresh Prince drama, Janet Hubert says Will Smith and Alfonso Ribiero were "bad kids."
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Malcolm X's Grandson Killed in Mexico
There are reports that Malcolm Shabazz was thrown off a building or shot as he was being robbed in Tijuana.
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Wet Seal Settles Racial-Discrimination Case
The complaint charged the company with firing black management employees to protect its "brand image."
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How a 'Proud' Lesbian Became a Pol's Wife
She made the transition "by letting myself be as free as I felt when I went natural," Chirlane McCray told Essence magazine.

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