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What Black High School Grads Need to Hear
Show Me the Numbers: Graduation speakers often opt for tough love. Here's what they should say instead.
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10 Pieces of Advice for Postcollege Life
She Matters: This writer wishes someone had told her these things at her commencement.
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Celebrating Race in the Renaissance
Image of the Week: What's the meaning behind this 16th-century cameo featuring a black and a white face?
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IRS Apology for Tea Party Racists?
If any other group called for the government's demise, the GOP would have a fit.
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Prop 8 Shifts Focus Away From Economy to Kagan and Obama
The cultural divide closes in on Kagan and Obama.
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Congressman Steve Cohen Wins the 9th District Democratic Primary
Congressman receives 79 percent of the vote.
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Illegal Immigrants Boost Social Security With Billions
There's always a third side to a story.
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Serial Killer Terrorizing Black Men in Flint
Knife-wielding attacker is a younger, white male with muscular build. The victims are all black men.
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Colbert Slams Fox News Over Abysmal Number of Black Viewers
The low number of African-American viewers is no laughing matter.
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50 People Hurt in School Bus Collision
Two school buses and a tractor-trailer collide near St. Louis.
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Supermodel Naomi Campbell Testifies at Blood Diamonds Trial
Claims she received dirty pebbles, which she donated to a Mandela charity.
