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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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Educated Black Women Do Find Husbands
She Matters: A revived story sparks an age-old debate about going to college versus getting married.
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Check It Out: Jay Smooth of Nil Doctrine Goes In on Rand Paul
Jay Smooth discusses Paul "crouching weasel" fight technique.
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American Counterfeiter Lands Herself in Nigerian Jail
Sharon Denis Thorpe gets two years in the bing for forging and counterfeiting foreign bank checks.
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Aiyana Jones Alert: 1-800-NO-MEDIA
Where's the mainstream media coverage of the death of a 7-year-old black girl in Detroit? Vox Africanus weighs in.
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Off-Duty Officer Gunned Down in Chicago
Officer Thomas Wortham was killed in an attempted robbery in front of his parents' home.
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Alleged Dirty Look Leads to More Tragedy
Police were looking for the murderer of a seventee-year-old boy when they raided Aiyana Jones' house.
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Quick Clips: Racial Wealth Gap Soars for American Families
Harvard Business Review has the info after the jump.
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Rand Paul Stance on Segregation Has Antique Quality to It
Blair L.M. Kelley addresses Paul's outdated stance on segregation.
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Listen Up! "Can Health Care Save Detroit?"
The Motor City is looking for another way to revive itself.
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Black Shadow: 10 Businesses You Thought Were Black Owned But Aren't
Let's just say the board at Dark & Lovely can only hope to get that half right.
