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Blacks Get Weave; Can Whites Get Locks?
Race Manners: You can, but it's not the same. Don't expect to enjoy the style without the scrutiny.
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America: More Diverse yet Less Equal?
A decline in white births comes at a time when two key civil rights programs may be dismantled.
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Bill Clinton Needs to Shut Up
The ex-president's willingness to speak out on Syria spells disaster for Obama in more ways than one.
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Alabama County May Change Voting Rights
Shelby, which is challenging Section 5, has changed, but voter advocates say work is still needed.
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Racist Testimony in Death-Penalty Case Inspires New Doc
A Broken Promise in Texas tells the story of death-row inmate Duane Buck's trial and sentence, which hinged on bigoted analysis.
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Watch This: NBA Players Read Their Hate Tweets
Appearing on Late Night With Jimmy Kimmel, the basketball players shared the funny, mean and weird comments they receive from Twitter.
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Meet Compton's New Black Female Mayor
Political newcomer Aja Brown rallied young voters in a campaign to get beyond the city's bouts with corruption.
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Butt Slap Derails Chad Johnson's Plea Deal
The judge in the former NLF star's domestic violence case said she couldn't take negotiations seriously after he "playfully slapped his attorney on the backside in court." The result: 30 days in jail.
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'Pregnant' Boys in Ads Aimed at Reducing Teen Births
"Some people have found them shocking, but that's part of the purpose," the Chicago Department of Public Health says about the attention-grabbing campaign.
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'Unspeakable Abuse' in Mississippi Prisons
Sex in exchange for food. Violent punishments for minor infractions. Widespread rape. According to a complaint, abuses have cost many prisoners here their lives.
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What Will George Zimmerman's Jury Look Like?
As George Zimmerman's trial kicks off on Monday, Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes at the Huffington Post that based on census records, the jury pool will likely consist largely of older, white Republicans.
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Clarence Thomas: Still a Mystery
CNN's John Blake asks why Clarence Thomas is poised to help the U.S. Supreme Court bury two pillars of the civil rights movement -- the Voting Rights Act and affirmative action -- especially since he has benefited from both.
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First Lady Wise Not to Meet With 'Michelle Obama of China'?
Writing at New York magazine, Maureen O'Connor says that Michelle Obama may be smart in not meeting with China's first lady, Peng Liyuan, who is visiting the U.S. this week with her husband, Xi Jinping. She reportedly sang in praise of the Chinese army after its crackdown in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
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