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A Birmingham Prom 50 Years in the Making
Class of '63 finally gets a ball that was denied to those who participated in the Children's March.
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Intimate Look at the Williams Sisters
Director explains how Venus and Serena doc explores the way their enigmatic dad shaped their lives.
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Help! My Black Nephew Thinks He's Yellow
Our Race Manners columnist answered your burning questions in a Reddit Ask Me Anything. Check out her answers!
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19 Things Every HBCU Grad Knows
Because you learn quickly that it's nothing like A Different World. At all.
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New Jersey Gov. Dumps State's Only Black Supreme Court Justice
Chris Christie was determined to make the court more conservative and Justice John Wallace got the hatchet.
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Ghana Receives Top Marks in Press Freedom
According to Reporteur Sans Frontiers, Ghana ranks first among African nations in press freedom.
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Los Angeles Boycotts Arizona
L.A. wasn't exactly impressed with Arizona's recent shenanigans regarding its ethnic studies ban and immigration law.
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Listen Up! 25 Years Later, MOVE Fire Still Haunts Philly
Philadelphia police's attempt to roust radical group MOVE from a neighborhood ended in a tragic fire.
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Surprised? Emerging Oil Rig Evidence Shows Lack of Regulation
Deepwater Horizon's faulty rig shows trend of light regulation across the nation.
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Neil Armstrong Isn't Very Pumped About Obama's Space Plans
Armstrong is worried NASA will lose its edge in space flight in the president's plan.
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POLL: Is Elena Kagan a Good Choice for the Supreme Court?
Tell us what you think of President Obama's latest SCOTUS nomination.
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High School Hooper Turns Out to Be Grown Man
Couldn't let go of the glory days, huh?
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HBO Takes on 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'
Oprah is also behind the effort to develop the best-selling book into a movie.
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