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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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Mandela Remains in Hospital for 7th Day
The anti-apartheid icon continues to battle a lung infection as South Africans rally around him.
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Chris Rock: Zimmerman Can 'Eat a D--k'
Gosh, we wish the comedian would tell us how he really feels about Trayvon Martin's killer.
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Virginia Lt. Governor Candidate on Yoga and Satanism
E.W. Jackson is rolling back a statement about how the practice can create a vacuum for Satan to fill.
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Cheerios Ad Parody Tells Haters to 'Eat It'
We bet that the racists who had a problem with the commercial will really hate this follow-up.
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The Drop in Chicago's Murder Rate Won't Last
Slate magazine's Justin Peters says that when the police-overtime money runs out -- and, well, when it gets warmer -- the Windy City's homicide rate will revert to normal.
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Everyone's Good News on Facebook Stresses Me Out
Lauren Lyons confesses at the Huffington Post that everyone else's positive updates on social media sometimes make her own struggles feel like an anomaly.
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Despite Protests, R-Word Stays in 'Washington Redskins'
Writing for Clutch magazine, Yesha Callahan rounds up the back-and-forth between advocates such as members of the Congressional Native American Caucus and the NFL brass they're lobbying to get the r-word removed from the football team's name.
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False Panic Over Howard? Official Calls 'Gone in 3 Years' Letter 'Unduly Alarming'
The chair of the HBCU's governing board says it's still recovering from the recession, but it is growing.
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OWN's Focus on Real Black Women: It's Working. What Took So Long?
Iyanla Vanzant, La Toya Jackson and Kim Whitley just might be saving the network. Some would say we could have predicted this.
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