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IRS Apology for Tea Party Racists?
If any other group called for the government's demise, the GOP would have a fit.
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Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: Life took him from a daring sea escape to a stint in Congress.
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I'm Creole. Why Do I Have South Asian DNA?
Tracing Your Roots: Several reasons could explain a questioner's surprising genetic testing results.
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School a Beacon of Hope in Nigeria
At a university in Yola, graduates offer a glimpse of a promising future in a strife-torn region.
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She's 'Androgynous'? Zoe Saldana Needs a Dictionary
Clutch magazine's Yesha Callahan is perplexed about some of the actress's recent commentary.
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IRS Scandal Is News, but Tax-Exempt Status Was Never Politically Neutral
In a piece for Colorlines, Brentin Mock places the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of Tea Party groups in historical context.
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Trayvon Martin: The Latest
George Zimmerman's wife files a witness list for her perjury trial. Plus: Prosecutors ask a judge to block Zimmerman's attorneys from presenting info about the slain teen's marijuana use.
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The World's Most and Least Racist Countries
The Washington Post's visual of World Values Survey data provides a global snapshot of attitudes.
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Charles Ramsey Tattoo and Action Figure
The Cleveland kidnapping hero will be remembered through more than just memes.
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Teen Won't Be Charged for Science Experiment Gone Bad
Kiera Wilmot faced up to five years in prison in a case that caused national outrage over law enforcement's overreaction.
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Explaining That Race Is a Social Construct -- Again
The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates responds to recent writing on race and intelligence by reminding us exactly what race is and what it isn't.
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Bill Maher Responds to White Guys. Why Not to Wayne Brady?
Morris W. O'Kelly writes at the Huffington Post that the talk-show host only picks fights that he thinks he can win. But with Wayne Brady, he lost badly.
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Exec on Bad AIDS Drugs: 'Who Cares? It's Just Blacks Dying'
Ranbaxy Laboratories has pleaded guilty to selling adulterated drugs. Fortune has an account of what one insider said were internal attitudes toward the India-based company's most vulnerable victims.
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