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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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Arizona: The No Mexicans, Dogs Okay State Welcomes You
Vox Africanus speaks on Arizona's controversial immigration law.
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The Top 10 Black Celeb Philanthropists of All Time
These ten pay more than lip service to giving back.
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Obama Checks 'Black', Gets Side Eye from Some
Some folks, like Elizabeth Chang, didn't appreciate the mixed race president only checking Black on his census form.
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Listen Up! Boehner Says GOP Will Repeal Health Care Law
We're just as shocked as you are.
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David Axelrod Says: No New Drilling
Following the oil spill off the Gulf coast, Axelrod says off-shore drilling will cease for the time being.
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Listen Up: SCLC Struggles to Stay Relevant
Organizations led by civil rights leaders Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks, who both died this month, were in the forefront of the fight for equal rights, but they are now struggling to stay relevant.
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Myron Rolle Can Lay You Out and Then Help You Recover
Star athlete. Rhodes Scholar. Myron Rolle is a true renaissance man.
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Listen Up! Mexico Not Feeling AZ's Immigration Law
Mexican President Felipe Calderon says the measure will open the door to "intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse" of Mexican citizens.
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AZ Sheriff Refuses to Enforce New Immigration Law
Clarence Dupnik isn't down with Arizona's new policy.

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