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It's Not Your Grandmother's NAACP
The 104-year-old organization is working to dispel myths that it's black-only and mired in the past.
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Will There Ever Be Unity in Africa?
On the African Union's 50th anniversary, ethnic strife and economic competition remain barriers to peace.
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How Did Vikings End Up in My Family Tree?
Tracing Your Roots: A black reader wonders about a DNA test that turned up Orcadian roots.
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What Was the Double V Campaign?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: A paper's call for blacks to support the WWII effort had a twist.
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Report: Charles Ramsey Repeat Domestic Abuser
According to the Smoking Gun, he served jail time for assaulting his wife on more than one occasion.
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The Onion on Chris Beating Rihanna: Offensive or Funny?
Clearly, abuse is no laughing matter. But is it that bad to make a joke at the expense of the perpetrator?
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Ramsey: I'm American and a Human Being
The Cleveland man celebrated for discovering missing teens doesn't want to be called a hero.
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Can We Raise Colorblind Children?
Writing at her MyBrownBaby blog, Denene Millner hip-checks Eve, who says she wants to raise colorblind children, arguing that the star has been blinded to reality by the veneer of money and celebrity.
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Jason Collins' Ex-Fiancée Lands Book Deal
Carolyn Moos will be writing a book about hearing the news that her former fiancée is gay.
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Charles Ramsey: An Internet Hero for All the Wrong Reasons
Atlantic Wire blogger Connor Simpson lambastes the Internet's instant meme-ification of Cleveland kidnapping hero Charles Ramsey.
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Jamaica Kincaid Rejects the 'Angry Black Woman' Label
In a piece at her For Harriett blog, Kimberly N. Foster agrees with author Jamaica Kincaid's rejection of the "angry black woman" label that critics try to stamp on her work.
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Quote of the Day: Barbara Jordan
The lawyer and U.S. congresswoman said that what the American people want is very simple.
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Images of a Scarred Chicago
For its annual photo issue, The Fader takes a look at the violent Chicago streets.
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Mississippi Death Row Inmate Willie Manning Granted a Stay
He had been scheduled to be put to death on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
