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Old-School Tips for Better Finances
Mixing Dad's advice with sound financial planning can help us regain stability.
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My Man Wants Me to Drop My Male Bestie
Ask Demetria: A suddenly insecure boyfriend may mean that something's changed in your relationship.
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Obama at Morehouse: Try Another Listen
You might find that attacks on his commencement speech -- a hit among graduates -- missed the mark.
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Oklahoma and Defense of Big Government
The GOP's notion of "self-reliance" won't hold up after disaster hits one of the nation's poorest states.
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Oldest Living Person in US: Be Nice, Worship God and Eat Pigs' Feet
Jeralean Talley, who is 114, spends her days watching Ellen and eating honey buns.
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Trayvon Martin: The Latest
Zimmerman's attorney has submitted evidence pulled from Trayvon Martin's cellphone, portraying the teen as a marijauna-smoking fighter.
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Interested in a Real New York 'Ghetto' Bus Tour?
A bus company that offered tourists a chance to gawk at poor Bronx residents has shifted gears in response to community outrage.
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Boy Scouts Admit Gay Kids but Not Adults
The organization's vote to admit LGBT children but not leaders leaves opponents of the anti-gay policy planning their next move.
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Why I Agree With Obama's Morehouse Speech
Sade Muhammad writes on her Tumblr, the Glossy Diaries, that perhaps the president is speaking from his personal experience as a black man in America.
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Lauryn Hill's Anti-Gay Lyrics? Just Say No
Monica Miller takes Lauryn Hill to task on BET.com for talking down to the LGBT community on her latest song, "Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)."
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A Bad Science Experiment Doesn't Make Me a Criminal
The teen arrested and kicked out of school for a failed science experiment is telling her side of the story on the ACLU blog. Although she isn't facing charges, it isn't all rosy.
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Chicago Approves Largest School Shutdown in US History
Although teachers, parents and children protested, the school board will shutter 50 locations.
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Obama: We Must Define the War on Terror or It Will Define Us
In a major national-security speech on Thursday, the president addressed Guantánamo and drones and pushed to reframe the war on terror.
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