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Oklahoma and Defense of Big Government
The GOP's notion of "self-reliance" won't hold up after disaster hits one of the nation's poorest states.
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'Scandal' Withdrawal: It's a Real Thing
Here's what the ABC drama's obsessed fans plan to do with their time now that its second season is over.
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Yes, Fried-Chicken Jokes Are Racist
Golfer Sergio Garcia's jab at Tiger Woods is subtle racism at its finest.
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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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Aunt Viv: I Felt Demonized, Beaten Up and Crucified
Speaking out about decades-old Fresh Prince drama, Janet Hubert says Will Smith and Alfonso Ribiero were "bad kids."
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Malcolm X's Grandson Killed in Mexico
There are reports that Malcolm Shabazz was thrown off a building or shot as he was being robbed in Tijuana.
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Wet Seal Settles Racial-Discrimination Case
The complaint charged the company with firing black management employees to protect its "brand image."
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How a 'Proud' Lesbian Became a Pol's Wife
She made the transition "by letting myself be as free as I felt when I went natural," Chirlane McCray told Essence magazine.
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Ramsey: Criminal Past 'Helped Me Become the Man I Am'
He not only admits to the domestic violence but links it directly to his efforts to rescue three Cleveland women.
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Reading, Writing and Rape: Sexual Assaults on Campus Must End
In a piece for BlackAmericaWeb, Tom Joyner says that these drug- and alcohol-fueled incidents have gone too far, and parents need to step in and drill into children's heads that sexual violence is never OK.
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An Open Letter to Charles Ramsey
Before the domestic violence reports surfaced, Eris Zion Venia Dyson analyzed the now-fallen Internet star's racial insights at the For Harriet blog.
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Student-Loan Debt: Time to Get Serious
Writing at the Huffington Post, Rep. Karen Bass makes the case for a comprehensive fix to the student-loan debt crisis. For one thing, student-loan interest rates will double on July 1 from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.
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