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Blacks Get Weave; Can Whites Get Locks?
Race Manners: You can, but it's not the same. Don't expect to enjoy the style without the scrutiny.
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America: More Diverse yet Less Equal?
A decline in white births comes at a time when two key civil rights programs may be dismantled.
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Bill Clinton Needs to Shut Up
The ex-president's willingness to speak out on Syria spells disaster for Obama in more ways than one.
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Alabama County May Change Voting Rights
Shelby, which is challenging Section 5, has changed, but voter advocates say work is still needed.
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Poll: Blacks Have Mixed Feelings on 'Negro'; Water Still Wet
Some folks care, some folks don't...
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Check It Out: This Week in Blackness
Yup, Elon James White is back and he's talking 'Negro'...
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Read/React: Limbaugh on Clinton-Kennedy Convo
Rush knows the real reason why Ted Kennedy was upset with Bill Clinton when referring to Barack Obama...
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US Senate Intelligence Panel on Abdulmutallab to Convene
The finger-pointing and brow-furrowing is scheduled to begin January 21st...
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Poll Says Feeling of Progress Rises Among African-Americans
Even the ones who refer to themselves as Negro...
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Read/React: Harold Ford Jr. Sets Sights on NY Senate
Ford wrote a letter to The New York Post all but declaring himself a candidate...
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While You Were Broke: Federal Reserve Posts Record Profit
Hey, sometimes $45 billion just falls in your lap...
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Hasan's Superiors Advanced Him Despite Concerns
A new report sheds light on the actions of superiors who continued to advanced the accused Ft. Hood shooter despite reservations...
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Tucker Carlson Launches Website
Carlson heralds it as the conservative answer to The Huffington Post...
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Read/React: Michael Eric Dyson on Obama
The professor has some thoughts to share on President Obama and race...
