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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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Old-School Tips for Better Finances
Mixing Dad's advice with sound financial planning can help us regain stability.
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My Man Wants Me to Drop My Male Bestie
Ask Demetria: A suddenly insecure boyfriend may mean that something's changed in your relationship.
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Obama at Morehouse: Try Another Listen
You might find that attacks on his commencement speech -- a hit among graduates -- missed the mark.
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GOP Candidate: Three-Fifths Clause Was 'Anti-Slavery'
This is the latest from Virginia's Republican lieutenant governor nominee E.W. Jackson.
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Chief Keef Arrested Again
The 17-year-old rapper was charged with one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct for smoking marijuana in a hotel room.
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Tornado Victim Identified: Ja'Nae Hornsby
The 9-year-old was one of seven children killed at Moore, Okla.'s Plaza Towers Elementary School in Monday's disaster.
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Obama Administration Mistakes Journalism for Espionage
The Washington Post's Eugene Robinson gives perspective on the Associated Press scandal.
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The Obamas' Tough Talk to Black Grads
Kai Wright gives his take at Colorlines on the controversial angle of last weekend's high-profile commencement addresses.
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Kanye West, 'New Slaves' and Hypocrisy
Ernest Owens rips into the rapper's new single at the Huffington Post, lamenting that West knows more than other rappers, yet "does nothing to fix the problem."
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White Dad Accused of Kidnapping Biracial Daughters
A Wal-Mart customer in Virginia was concerned that the family "didn't match up."
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New Yorkers Rally After Murder of Gay Man
Mark Carson's murder was just the latest incident in a month that's seen an uptick in homophobic violence in the city. Demonstrators' message: "Mark is not going to die in vain."
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