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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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Help! My Black Nephew Thinks He's Yellow
Our Race Manners columnist answered your burning questions in a Reddit Ask Me Anything. Check out her answers!
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19 Things Every HBCU Grad Knows
Because you learn quickly that it's nothing like A Different World. At all.
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Has Obama's Mouth Written a Check His Tax Pledge Can't Cash?
CNN's Ed Hornick wants to know...
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VIDEO: Healthcare Lacks for Haiti's Expectant Mothers
Violence, political chaos and insufficient international aid have hampered even the most basic healthcare...
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Should Plax's Stupidity Keep Him from Playing Ball?
Robert Littal of the Washington Post doesn't think so...
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The Juice Still Has Shake: Court Considers Releasing Simpson
The argument for release hinges on whether or not Simpson received a fair trial in Nevada...
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Naomi Sims, the First Black 'Supermodel', Dead at 61
Sims was the first African American model to grace the cover of ‘Ladies Home Journal’...
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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...
