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In Africa, a Renewed Sense of Potential
Your Take: The African Union is finally living up to its promise, 50 years later, writes the president of Ghana.
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It's Not Your Grandmother's NAACP
The 104-year-old organization is working to dispel myths that it's black-only and mired in the past.
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Will There Ever Be Unity in Africa?
On the African Union's 50th anniversary, ethnic strife and economic competition remain barriers to peace.
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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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New HIV Strain Discovered in Cameroonian Woman
The virus strain appears to come from gorillas but researchers said the woman has likely been infected by another human...
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Bob Herbert: When Anger is The Right Response
The message that has gone out is that the proper response if you think you are being unfairly targeted by the police because of your race is to chill.
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Sincerely, The Blacks: Anti-Cap and Trade Lobbyists Forge Letter from NAACP
Something seemed suspicious when the letter referenced a love of chicken and potato salad...
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*Cueing Up Tirade* Obama's Sister Moving to DC!
Now, the Birthers have all the evidence they need...
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The Hangover: White House Edition
"If you and I want some of that cool refreshment - and some of that racial reckoning we crave - we'll have to buy a round ourselves..."
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She's Focused, Man...
13-year-old gymnast Alexis Page has an Olympic dream. Tell Stoute to holler at her man...
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VIDEO: Joe Jackson Confirms MJ's Love Child in Interview
So...maybe Billie Jean was his lover?
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Corrective Rape: An Ugly Contradiction
In South Africa, thirty-one lesbians have been reported raped and murdered since 1998. According to one rights group, only two of those cases have ever made it to the courts...
