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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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Michael Jackson's Funeral Nominated for NAACP Image Award
If you're waiting for a punchline, it's not coming...
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Gilbert Arenas Suspended Indefinitely
And something of a gun enthusiast, which isn't sitting well with the NBA...
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The '10 Census...1910 Census
The 2010 Census Board says they included "Negro" on the form because some people still identify that way...
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Tavis Smiley Ends State of the Black Union Conference
Black presidencies and bloggers started cramping Smiley's style...
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Venus Wept: Booty Pop Panties
If history's shown us anything, it's that curves on a woman are always appreciated...
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The Anti-Gay Conference of Uganda is...Something
Some people really don't have anything better to do...
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Check It Out: President Obama's Aviation Security Remarks
President Obama delivers much-anticipated remarks on aviation security...
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Check It Out: Steele Uses Slur to Talk about GOP Values
You can't make this stuff up...
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Read/React: Brit Hume's Advice to Tiger
Brit Hume has some unsolicited advice for Tiger Woods...
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Ice Cold: Alpha Phi Alpha Freezes Membership Intake Nationwide
Alpha Phi Alpha won't be taking in any new members this year...
