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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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Oklahoma and Defense of Big Government
The GOP's notion of "self-reliance" won't hold up after disaster hits one of the nation's poorest states.
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'Scandal' Withdrawal: It's a Real Thing
Here's what the ABC drama's obsessed fans plan to do with their time now that its second season is over.
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Yes, Fried-Chicken Jokes Are Racist
Golfer Sergio Garcia's jab at Tiger Woods is subtle racism at its finest.
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A Brief History of the FBI's Most Wanted Lists
Assata Shakur is just the latest in a long list of black revolutionaries who have been among the FBI's most sought-after criminal suspects, Jamilah King writes at Colorlines.
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Racism in 2013: Just Get Over It?
Writing at the Huffington Post, Theodore Johnson says that "move on" is the most ridiculous of propositions when it comes to concerns about African-American stereotypes.
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My Racist Experience at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
"It's the little indignities that slowly devastate your soul," the Huffington Post's Seema Jilani writes in a piece about what she says was "white privilege on display."
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Aunt Viv: I Felt Demonized, Beaten Up and Crucified
Speaking out about decades-old Fresh Prince drama, Janet Hubert says Will Smith and Alfonso Ribiero were "bad kids."
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Malcolm X's Grandson Killed in Mexico
There are reports that Malcolm Shabazz was thrown off a building or shot as he was being robbed in Tijuana.
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Wet Seal Settles Racial-Discrimination Case
The complaint charged the company with firing black management employees to protect its "brand image."
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How a 'Proud' Lesbian Became a Pol's Wife
She made the transition "by letting myself be as free as I felt when I went natural," Chirlane McCray told Essence magazine.
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Ramsey: Criminal Past 'Helped Me Become the Man I Am'
He not only admits to the domestic violence but links it directly to his efforts to rescue three Cleveland women.
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