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In Africa, a Renewed Sense of Potential
Your Take: The African Union is finally living up to its promise, 50 years later, writes the president of Ghana.
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It's Not Your Grandmother's NAACP
The 104-year-old organization is working to dispel myths that it's black-only and mired in the past.
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Will There Ever Be Unity in Africa?
On the African Union's 50th anniversary, ethnic strife and economic competition remain barriers to peace.
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How Did Vikings End Up in My Family Tree?
Tracing Your Roots: A black reader wonders about a DNA test that turned up Orcadian roots.
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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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Another Arrest in Harvard Murder Case
He is accused of murder in a drug shakedown gone bad...
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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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