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I'm Creole. Why Do I Have South Asian DNA?
Tracing Your Roots: Several reasons could explain a questioner's surprising genetic testing results.
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School a Beacon of Hope in Nigeria
At a university in Yola, graduates offer a glimpse of a promising future in a strife-torn region.
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A Birmingham Prom 50 Years in the Making
Class of '63 finally gets a ball that was denied to those who participated in the Children's March.
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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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Skee-Weeeeee Don't Play That!
Pinkies raised in fury, AKA sisters file a lawsuit against their president, Barbara McKinzie...
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76-Year Old MD Man Beaten While He Fished
One of the assailants admitted in his police interview that he did not care for the Black folk...
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Obama Feeling Good about Mideast Peace Chances
"There has been movement in the right direction," Obama said. "If all sides are willing to move off of the rut that we're in currently, then I think there is an extraordinary opportunity to make real progress..."
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First Black Ref in NFL Passes Away
After suffering a career-ending knee injury in a 1952 college All-Star game, Burl Toler turned to officiating and was hired by the NFL in 1965...
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VIDEO: Michael Jackson's Doctor Releases a Message
Dr. Murray wanted to say thanks to the seven people who are currently supporting him...
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Breaking: Conservative Columnist Robert Novak Succumbs to Cancer
Novak wrote the longest-running current U.S. syndicated political column...
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Obama "Joker" Artist is NOT a Conservative
He has no affiliation to speak of other than the Rahm Emanuel Is Not My Homeboy Club...
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The NFL on Vick: The Pot Calling the Kettle Black
Tommy Craggs of Deadspin wonders why the NFL doesn't take itself more to task for its cruel treatment of human beings...
