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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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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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Red Rover, Red Rover, Send Your Epithet Over! NOI, Panthers Clash with Klan
The Nation of Islam and Panthers mix it up in Texas with the KKK...
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This Week in Blackness: 1952 v. 2.0!
Elon James White breaks down the recent goings-on in America Noir...
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Joe Jackson: I Never Raised a (Pimp) Hand to Michael!
"Oh that's a bunch of bull 's'..."
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Gitmo Report Delayed for Six Months
This delay all but guarantees the President's proposal to close the prison camp by January 2010 will not be achieved...
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VIDEO: Brian Kilmeade Needs a Timeout
The Fox News anchor isn't too fond of interracial marriage or, as he thinks of it, mating with other "species"...
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Tougher than Robben: Mandela Gets a Day
South Africa celebrates the former president and activist's life...
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Obama-thon '09: The Health Care Edition
With an early presidency marked by its concerted effort to keep a low profile, President Barack Obama plans to raise that profile considerably as health care reform takes centerstage...
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Goin' Up Yonder: Walter Cronkite Passes at Age 92
During turbulent times, he was "the most trusted man in America..."
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Wanting to Avoid the One-Time, Bashir Avoids Uganda Conference
The Sudanese president was warned that if he went, he could be arrested on war crimes charges...
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Obama Says: Those Indonesian Attacks Were Extremely Lame
The President calls the attack 'outrageous', condemning those behind it...

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