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Oklahoma and Defense of Big Government
The GOP's notion of "self-reliance" won't hold up after disaster hits one of the nation's poorest states.
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'Scandal' Withdrawal: It's a Real Thing
Here's what the ABC drama's obsessed fans plan to do with their time now that its second season is over.
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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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Kanye West, 'New Slaves' and Hypocrisy
Ernest Owens rips into the rapper's new single at the Huffington Post, lamenting that West knows more than other rappers, yet "does nothing to fix the problem."
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White Dad Accused of Kidnapping Biracial Daughters
A Wal-Mart customer in Virginia was concerned that the family "didn't match up."
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New Yorkers Rally After Murder of Gay Man
Mark Carson's murder was just the latest incident in a month that's seen an uptick in homophobic violence in the city. Demonstrators' message: "Mark is not going to die in vain."
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Obama Declares State of Emergency in Oklahoma
Update: The death toll from Monday's tornadoes is lower than originally reported.
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Trayvon Martin: The Latest
Experts debate origins of shouts on 911 recording. Plus: George Zimmerman's wife files a witness list for her perjury trial.
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'Scandal,' Black Women and the Super-Black Mammy-Jezebel
Writing at the Shadow League, Megan Livingston explains why she sees Olivia Pope as a game changer and an everywoman.
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How the Obama Administration Talks to Black America
It's hard to avoid the conclusion that this White House has one way of addressing the social ills of black people -- and particularly black youths -- and another way of addressing everyone else, writes Ta-Nehisi Coates at The Atlantic.
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Enough of Nice-Nasty Christianity
Christians should stop wielding religion as a tool of oppression, Evette Dionne writes at Clutch magazine.
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