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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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AP, IRS, Benghazi: How Can Americans Trust Obama?
Writing at the Guardian, conservative blogger Crystal Wright weighs in on the various controversies swirling around the Obama administration and determines that Republicans -- and Americans in general, for that matter -- only want answers.
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Report: Evening Cable News Lacks Diversity
At ColorLines, Jorge Rivas looks at a report revealing a dramatic lack of diversity on evening cable news shows. He quotes a Latino leader who says this gives the impression that minorities are not making positive contributions to the country.
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Cleveland: It's No Longer Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Against the backdrop of the Cleveland kidnapping saga and the heroism of rescuer Charles Ramsey, Nikki Woods explores at BlackAmericaWeb.com how the concept of community, when everyone knew their neighbor, has been lost.
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Kicked Off Plane for Singing 'I Will Always Love You'
A pilot stopped in Kansas City, Mo., on a flight from Los Angeles to New York after a passenger refused to stop singing the song made famous by Whitney Houston.
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Angelina's Double Mastectomy: What Black Women Can Learn
A recent study found that African-American women not diagnosed with breast cancer were less likely than white women to get genetic testing for gene abnormalities, despite recommendations from their doctors.
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Watch This: Soledad O'Brien Calls Out White People
During a recent talk at Harvard, the former CNN anchor charged that whites are afraid to deal with the nation's black-white division.
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Emergency Manager: Detroit Is Insolvent
After 45 days on the job, the emergency manager has determined that the city has exhausted its ability to borrow.
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There Must Be a Serious IRS Probe
Writing at the Washington Post, Jamelle Bouie predicts that reaction to the Internal Revenue Service's reported targeting of conservative groups is more likely to result in a "scandal circus" than in a serious look at the 501(c)4 designation.
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Quote of the Day: Geneva Smitherman
The linguist on our failure to recognize inner-city genius.
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Meet the Anti-Violence Blogger Shot in New Orleans
Brentin Mock writes at Colorlines about journalist and documentarian Deborah "Big Red" Cotton, who has expressed both her concern about New Orleans violence and her compassion and love for black men in the city.

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