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Blacks Get Weaves; 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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Everyone's Good News on Facebook Stresses Me Out
Lauren Lyons confesses at the Huffington Post that everyone else's positive updates on social media sometimes make her own struggles feel like an anomaly.
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Despite Protests, R-Word Stays in 'Washington Redskins'
Writing for Clutch magazine, Yesha Callahan rounds up the back-and-forth between advocates such as members of the Congressional Native American Caucus and the NFL brass they're lobbying to get the r-word removed from the football team's name.
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False Panic Over Howard? Official Calls 'Gone in 3 Years' Letter 'Unduly Alarming'
The chair of the HBCU's governing board says it's still recovering from the recession, but it is growing.
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OWN's Focus on Real Black Women: It's Working. What Took So Long?
Iyanla Vanzant, La Toya Jackson and Kim Whitley just might be saving the network. Some would say we could have predicted this.
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End of White America: Should We Care?
Census data show that major shifts are under way. Here's what people of color should actually care about.
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No, You and I Will Not Be Dating. Here's Why
Niesha Davis, currently boyfriend-free, lists at Clutch magazine the various reasons that a guy would not be dating material.
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Zimmerman Trial: Just 1 Scene in a Gun-Culture Drama
In a piece for the New Yorker, Jelani Cobb discusses the second-degree-murder trial of George Zimmerman in terms of America's gun culture and perceptions of race.
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Obama Fooled the Hip-Hop Community
Erik Nielson, writing at the Huffington Post, says that President Obama deceived many hip-hop artists and other black folks who supported him.
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