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Blacks Get Weave; Whites and 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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BMW and Dollar General Accused of Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused the two major companies of using criminal-background checks illegally.
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Nelson Mandela Responding to Treatment
South African President Jacob Zuma gave an update on the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon's condition.
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Some People Missed the Whole Trayvon Martin Thing
Thanks to people's apparent ability to tune out or shrug off this major event, maybe getting an unbiased jury won't be that hard after all.
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Affirmations by Kanye: 8 Most Egotistical Quotes
Feeling down on yourself? Look in the mirror and repeat after West: "I am so credible and so influential and so relevant that I will change things."
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Why Hiding a Jury Won't Help Zimmerman Trial
In a piece for Slate, Emily Bazelon explains why sequestering a jury, especially in such a high-profile case, does not work.
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Not Everyone Can Go Natural
Teronda Seymore explains in Clutch magazine why her idea to go natural backfired horribly.
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Trayvon Martin: On Trial?
It will be Trayvon Martin who will be judged in the trial, writes Eric Mann in Colorlines, not his murderer.
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Biracial Cheerios-Ad Star Thought Attention Was for Her Great Smile
Grace Colbert and her parents offer a little perspective to the firestorm over an interracial family. "It's just a reality," her dad says.
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How 1 Black Doctor Compensates for Racism
In a story inspired by NPR's Race Card Project, Gregory McGriff says he can't get away with the things his white partners can, and that has changed the way he treats patients.
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