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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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Shots Not Heard Round the World in NOLA
This witness to the Mother's Day mayhem that injured 19 wants to know: Why don't more people care?
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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.
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Obama Tells Ohio State 'Your Future Is Bright'
President Obama begins commencement-speech season at Ohio State University.
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HBCUs Are Still Relevant Today
Nearly 159 years after the first HBCU was chartered, Michael Lomax, a contributing editor at The Root and president and CEO of the United Negro College, reflects on the value of the institutions in a piece at CNN.
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Mississippi Inmate Denied DNA Test, Execution Set
Willie Jerome Manning is to be executed on Tuesday after being denied a DNA test that could save his life.
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Watch This: Kris Kross' 10 Best Videos
The popular 1990s duo, whose trademark was wearing their clothing backward, was best-known for their hit "Jump." What were their other hits?
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Lauryn Hill Releases Hot New Track to Meet Deadline
Fans are giving "Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)" rave reviews on iTunes.
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