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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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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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Senate Accepts Proposal to Keep Food Stamps From Ex-Cons
Sen. David Vitter presented the amendment, which will largely affect blacks, and received bipartisan support.
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Spanish Teacher Files Lawsuit Over Firing for Saying 'Negro'
Petrona Smith says she was dismissed for using the Spanish word for "black" in language class.
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Obama: Sexual Assault Threatens Military Trust
During a U.S. Naval Academy commencement speech, the president spoke about violence in the ranks.
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Oldest Living Person in US: Be Nice, Worship God and Eat Pigs' Feet
Jeralean Talley, who is 114, spends her days watching Ellen and eating honey buns.
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Trayvon Martin: The Latest
Zimmerman's attorney has submitted evidence pulled from Trayvon Martin's cellphone, portraying the teen as a marijauna-smoking fighter.
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Interested in a Real New York 'Ghetto' Bus Tour?
A bus company that offered tourists a chance to gawk at poor Bronx residents has shifted gears in response to community outrage.
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Boy Scouts Admit Gay Kids but Not Adults
The organization's vote to admit LGBT children but not leaders leaves opponents of the anti-gay policy planning their next move.
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Why I Agree With Obama's Morehouse Speech
Sade Muhammad writes on her Tumblr, the Glossy Diaries, that perhaps the president is speaking from his personal experience as a black man in America.
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Lauryn Hill's Anti-Gay Lyrics? Just Say No
Monica Miller takes Lauryn Hill to task on BET.com for talking down to the LGBT community on her latest song, "Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)."
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