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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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Shots Not Heard Round the World in NOLA
This witness to the Mother's Day mayhem that injured 19 wants to know: Why don't more people care?
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DC Council Approves Same-Sex Marriage Bill
The bill now moves on to Mayor Fenty's desk...
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Judith Jamison: Exiting Ailey
The dance legend will be stepping down as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater...
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Check It Out: Joe on Joe
VP Biden thinks Lieberman's in the wrong but will come around...
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Check It Out: Living Colour Frontman Talks 'Cult of Personality'
Vernon Reid of Living Colour sits down and discusses 'Cult of Personality' writing process...
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Whaaaat? Barack Obama Has White Relatives?!
Genealogists say Barack Obama and Warren Buffett are distant relatives...
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DC Same-Sex Marriage Vote Tuesday
If passed, it will be a major step toward legalizing gay marriage in the District...
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Illinois Goes Gitmo: State to Receive Guantanamo Detainees
The move is part of the White House's effort to shut down the prison at Guantanamo Bay...
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Check It Out: Lieberman Endorses Medicare Buy-In
Waaaaaaaay back three months ago when it seemed politically sound...
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Blog Noir: Disappointment Is the Recurrent Black
One blogger responds to the Washington Post profile of Helena Andrews.
