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A Birmingham Prom 50 Years in the Making
Class of '63 finally gets a ball that was denied to those who participated in the Children's March.
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Intimate Look at the Williams Sisters
Director explains how Venus and Serena doc explores the way their enigmatic dad shaped their lives.
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Help! My Black Nephew Thinks He's Yellow
Our Race Manners columnist answered your burning questions in a Reddit Ask Me Anything. Check out her answers!
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19 Things Every HBCU Grad Knows
Because you learn quickly that it's nothing like A Different World. At all.
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Matt Taibbi Set Slaps David Brooks on Haiti
Matt Taibbi of True/Slant wasn't terribly fond of David Brooks' take on Haiti in The New York Times...
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Dozens Die in Nigeria as Christians, Muslims Clash
Troops are patrolling the northern Nigerian city of Jos after clashes between Christians and Muslims left at least 26 people dead and injured around 100 more, officials said...
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Check It Out: Wyclef Defends Yele
Wyclef answers accusations that his charity organization Yele is not on the financial up and up...
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Obama to Seek 1.35 Trillion for Education
President Obama wants to expand his Race to the Top program to improve the nation's schools...
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The Civil Rights Movement's Unfinished Business
Green for All promotes MLK's Dream in the Green era...
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The Speech: President Obama Celebrates Martin Luther King
The entire Obama crew attended services at "a church formed by freed slaves, whose founding pastor had worn the union blue...."
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Security Fears Mount in Post-Quake Haiti
"Desperate Haitians scrambled Sunday to find food and water and guarded their meager possessions..."
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Mo'Nique is Golden
Mo'Nique took the Best Supporting Actress for her performance in 'Precious'...
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The Smoking Gun Gives Wyclef's Organization the Side Eye
Wyclef might have some explaining to do when it comes to Yele...
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Read/React: A Discussion on Dialect
John McWhorter and Glenn Loury further the discussion on Black dialect and what it is to be Negro...
