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Soyinka on 'Obscene' Push for Achebe Nobel
A Nigerian Nobel laureate wants fans of the late fellow writer to table calls for a posthumous prize.
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Child-Support Laws: A Boon for Gold Diggers?
Experts say that flaws in the system punish poor parents and motivate others to have kids for money.
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Doggie Racism Is Real! Here's How to Deal
Race Manners: Maybe your friends' pets are doing you a favor? At least now your social circle can't ignore race.
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What Black High School Grads Need to Hear
Show Me the Numbers: Graduation speakers often opt for tough love. Here's what they should say instead.
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Wrist Slap for Idaho Cop Who Sexually Assaulted Suspect with Taser
We're sure there's a perfectly bad explanation for this...
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911 Caller Didn't Mention Race in Dispatch to Crowley
"The 911 caller who reported a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. did not mention race in the call, according to a statement issued by her attorney"...
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South African Workers Strike; Jacob Zuma Not Too Pumped
Demanding higher wages, thousands go on strike in Johannesburg...
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12 Shot at Baltimore Cookout
"Sixteen people were shot, two of them fatally, in three separate incidents in a two-mile radius in east Baltimore Sunday night, police said..."
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Set It Off: Clash Between Nigerian Muslims and Police Leaves Over 40 Dead
The firefight took place between police and the Boko Haram, a group sometimes referred to as the Nigerian Taliban...
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Ex-Boxing Champ Vernon Forrest Killed in Atlanta Carjacking
The former Olympian got into a shootout after two men attempted to steal his car...
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JERSEY!
More than 40 people, including politicians, officials and prominent rabbis, have been arrested in connection with corruption, money laundering and organ trafficking in the US state of New Jersey...
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Labor Pains Worth it: Kelis Nets $40k a Month from Nas
Next time you're figuring out how to pay junior's tuition, try not to remember that's Kelis' grocery money for the month...
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VIDEO: Rep. Gwen Moore Gets Her Dirty Harry on Regarding Health Care
"Do you feel lucky?"
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Killers Jailed for Murdering Burundi Albinos, Selling Body Parts
The parts were sold to witch doctors to believe they are good luck charms in love, life and business...
