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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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'Scandal' Withdrawal: It's a Real Thing
Here's what the ABC drama's obsessed fans plan to do with their time now that its second season is over.
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Yes, Fried-Chicken Jokes Are Racist
Golfer Sergio Garcia's jab at Tiger Woods is subtle racism at its finest.
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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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O.J. Back in Court to Ask for New Trial
Simpson will argue that he was inadequately represented at his 2008 trial for armed robbery and kidnapping.
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19 Injured in New Orleans Shooting
At least two children were among those shot when gunmen opened fire during a Mother's Day parade.
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Malcolm Shabazz: A Life Cut Short
Jelani Cobb writes in the New Yorker that Malcolm Shabazz, who died last week in Mexico, was a young man still defining his place amid a looming legacy.
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No 2nd-Class Families
The plights of African Americans and immigrants in America aren't so different, and NAACP leader Benjamin Todd Jealous writes on the Huffington Post that blacks should support the universal struggle for equality.
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Memory of My Absent Dad Pushed My Single Mother
Raised by her single mother, Sharda Sekaran reflects in a piece for Ebony.com on how her absent father's legacy of intelligence pushed her mother to push her.
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Watch This: Kid President Wishes All a Happy Mother's Day
The adorable Internet star tells moms that they're loved.
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Damon Dash Drowning in Debt
The former Roc-a-Fella Records head owes more than $2 million in taxes.
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Bill Clinton Tells Howard Grads They Have a Gift, Choice
The former leader delivered the commencement address at the HBCU on Saturday.
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Black Singing Couple Goes Viral
Jay Leno turns Will and Monifa Sims into Internet stars.

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