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Blacks Get Weave; 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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Obama: NATO Summit to Discuss End of Combat in Afghanistan
POTUS is planning 2014 NATO summit to discuss America's future role in Afghanistan.
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EW Jackson: A White Hood Away From Keeping Up With the Klan?
Writing at Ebony, Michael Arceneaux says the Republican is "a black face spouting the kind of nonsense you'd expect to hear at a gathering of White nationalists."
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School-to-Prison Pipeline Closed in Mississippi
A Justice Department agreement will decrease excessive suspensions and expulsions of mostly young black students for trivial infractions like wearing the wrong colored socks, says Brentin Mock in Colorlines.
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New Orleans Mother's Day Victim Gets Birthday Bash
Affected twice by gun violence, 11-year old Ka'Nard Allen receives a celebration from a luxury hotel.
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This Just In: School Uniforms Have Swag
From the group that brought us "Hot Cheetos and Takis" now comes the hit "Khaki Pants."
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Miguel May Land In Court After Landing on Fan
The woman the singer kicked during his Billboard Music Awards performance could sue.
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Community Adopts 45 Liberian Children
A mother was moved to take in orphans she saw at a concert. But she also inspired those around her.
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More Nat'l Geographic First Lady Jokes: School Board Member Fired
If this is what "no intention to be inappropriate looks like," we'd hate to see Herb DeGroft's more offensive messages.
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Oprah Gets an Honorary Degree From Harvard
"There's a common denominator in our experience: We want to be validated," the media mogul told the graduates.
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Cheerios Ad Brings Out All the Racists
Responses to the commercial included references to Nazis, "troglodytes" and "racial genocide."

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