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    It seems that Michigan State had a hand in the athlete-artist's surprising career decision. 

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    Organizing for Action's Gregory Jackson and the president discussed his firsthand lesson about the importance of gun-violence prevention. 

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    The civil rights leader's thoughts on love, lynching and the law.

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    Writing at the Guardian, conservative blogger Crystal Wright weighs in on the various controversies swirling around the Obama administration and determines that Republicans -- and Americans in general, for that matter -- only want answers. 

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    At ColorLines, Jorge Rivas looks at a report revealing a dramatic lack of diversity on evening cable news shows. He quotes a Latino leader who says this gives the impression that minorities are not making positive contributions to the country.

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    A pilot stopped in Kansas City, Mo., on a flight from Los Angeles to New York after a passenger refused to stop singing the song made famous by Whitney Houston.

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    A recent study found that African-American women not diagnosed with breast cancer were less likely than white women to get genetic testing for gene abnormalities, despite recommendations from their doctors.

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    During a recent talk at Harvard, the former CNN anchor charged that whites are afraid to deal with the nation's black-white division. 

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