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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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Quote of the Day: June Jordan
The writer and activist addresses the paradox of inequality in America.
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Revisiting Assata Shakur's Open Letter
Colorlines' Jamilah King presents a 1998 letter by Shakur, who was recently placed on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list.
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Male-Female Friendships: A Myth?
In a piece for Ebony, Josie Pickens takes on the "relationship expert"-backed theory that we don't truly desire and pursue platonic friendships that don't lead to romance.
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Lauryn Hill Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison
Before the sentencing, her attorney said that she'd paid more than $970,000 to satisfy state and federal tax liabilities.
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Detroit 'Kidnapping' and 'Dumping' the Homeless?
In this clip from Sunday's MHP, Michigan ACLU Legal Director Michael Steinberg explains allegations about the disturbing practice.
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Youngest Member at NRA Convention: A 3-Year-Old Black Girl
Elaih Wagan's grandfather purchased the lifetime membership for her.
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Sibling for Blue Ivy? Beyoncé Says Daughter Needs Some Company
On Good Morning America, the singer chatted about her upcoming movie role, the "shocking" reaction to her Cuba trip and plans to expand her family.
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Chris Kelly's Funeral to Include Public Viewing
The 34-year-old rapper, who died of a possible drug overdose, will be buried in Atlanta this week.
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Murder in Black Communities: Is America Desensitized?
Reflecting on the recent murder of a Bronx teen, News One's Tamika Mallory asks a recurring question about the nation's desensitization to murder in black communities: Would we care more if the victims were white?
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What's Racist About a Talking Goat?
On CNN L.Z. Granderson checks in on the kerfuffle over the pulled Mountain Dew ad, calling it a sad day when the policing of comedy gets to the point where we can't laugh at a talking goat.
