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A Birmingham Prom 50 Years in the Making
Class of '63 finally gets a ball that was denied to those who participated in the Children's March.
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Intimate Look at the Williams Sisters
Director explains how Venus and Serena doc explores the way their enigmatic dad shaped their lives.
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Help! My Black Nephew Thinks He's Yellow
Our Race Manners columnist answered your burning questions in a Reddit Ask Me Anything. Check out her answers!
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19 Things Every HBCU Grad Knows
Because you learn quickly that it's nothing like A Different World. At all.
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Regina Benjamin Confirmed as Surgeon General
After weeks of delay, the Senate voted unanimously to confirm Benjamin to the post of nation's top doc...
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Listen Up! The Afghan War Costs Serious Guap
Like, "we're already $243 billion in the hole" serious...
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Oops! Lawmakers Under Investigation Revealed Through Leak
The House ethics committee has an eyeball on, among others, Maxine Waters. And now everybody knows it...
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Roy DeCarava, Famed Photographer, Dies at 89
DeCarava made a name for himself depicting Harlem life in the 50s and 60s...
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Check It Out: Obama Says Health Care Reform Will Help Small Biz
In a press conference, President Obama responds to the health care reform rolled out earlier in the day by Dems...
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Interior Secretary Signs MLK Memorial Permit
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar approves Martin Luther King Tribute on the National Mall...
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Listen Up! MLK's Daughter in Running for SCLC Presidency
The two finalists for the SCLC's top post are former Arkansas Judge Wendell Griffen and the Rev. Bernice King...
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Economy Grows For First Time in Year
The U.S. economy grew at a 3.5% annual rate in the third quarter, ending a string of declines over four quarters that resulted in the most severe slide since the Great Depression...
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Obama Signs Hate Crime Bill Into Law
President Obama on Wednesday signed a law that makes it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity...
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Obama Gives First Black Senator Congressional Gold
President Obama honored Edward Brooke, the first African American to be elected to the Senate by popular vote...
