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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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Educated Black Women Do Find Husbands
She Matters: A revived story sparks an age-old debate about going to college versus getting married.
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Da Vinci's Patron -- as a Black Man?
Image of the Week: This 15th-century piece depicts an Italian duke as the embodiment of his nickname, "The Moor."
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Is Violence in America a Public Health Crisis?
For the Huffington Post, Children's Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman suggests that we look at violence in America as a public health crisis rather than a crime problem in light of the spate of recent mass shootings.
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Cory Booker Formally Joins New Jersey Senate Race
The popular mayor made his candidacy official Saturday at a news conference in Newark, N.J., the city he's led since 2006.
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Nashville Father of 22 Sued for Child Support
In an interview outside court, Orlando Shaw said that he loves his kids and is a good father, but he cannot afford to pay child support.
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911 Operator Fired for Alleged Racist Facebook Posts
The 23-year-old former operator reportedly compared black people to "animals" in posts visible only to her friends.
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Serena Defeats Sharapova to Win French Open
A year after losing the opening round for the first time in her career, Williams returned to the French Open to play one of her best tournaments.
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Jesse Jackson Jr.: 4 Years in Prison?
Prosecutors recommended the sentence to a judge on Friday, in the wake of Jackson's guilty plea earlier this year on charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items.
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Why You Don't Mess With Michelle Obama
In a piece for xoJane, S.E. Smith breaks down why the actions of Ellen Sturtz -- the woman now infamously known as the first lady's heckler -- were uncouth.
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Do We Really Understand Affirmative Action?
Writing at the Huffington Post, Dr. Gail Christopher discusses what the Fisher v. University of Texas Supreme Court case truly implies for students of color in America.
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Quote of the Day: Paul Robeson and Identity
The singer and activist on the passion he feels for his African heritage.
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The Sequester Is Causing Needless Suffering
Colorlines' Imara Jones explains how the sequester is affecting millions of Americans, including thousands of young children, with no benefit to the economy.
