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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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Child-Support Laws: A Boon for Gold Diggers?
Experts say that flaws in the system punish poor parents and motivate others to have kids for money.
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Doggie Racism Is Real! Here's How to Deal
Race Manners: Maybe your friends' pets are doing you a favor? At least now your social circle can't ignore race.
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What Black High School Grads Need to Hear
Show Me the Numbers: Graduation speakers often opt for tough love. Here's what they should say instead.
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Images of a Scarred Chicago
For its annual photo issue, The Fader takes a look at the violent Chicago streets.
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Mississippi Death Row Inmate Willie Manning Granted a Stay
He had been scheduled to be put to death on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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Tim Wise's Film to Take Aim at White Privilege
The anti-racism author and educator, along with other noted scholars, will explore race and racism in the U.S. through the lens of whiteness and white privilege.
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Watch This: Chris Kelly's Eerie Last Freestyle
Hours before his death, the Kris Kross rapper tried to spit out rhymes about a room "full of dead bodies."
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Rick Perry: Supporting Scouts' Gay Ban Just Like Opposing Slavery
The gaffe-prone Texas governor and former GOP presidential candidate does it again.
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Cleveland Rescuer's Interview Goes Viral
"I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man's arms," Charles Ramsey, who is being called a hero, told reporters.
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The Census Race Question Isn't Working
Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page highlights the problems with relying on a race-classification system created in a different era.
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Quote of the Day: June Jordan
The writer and activist addresses the paradox of inequality in America.
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Revisiting Assata Shakur's Open Letter
Colorlines' Jamilah King presents a 1998 letter by Shakur, who was recently placed on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list.
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Male-Female Friendships: A Myth?
In a piece for Ebony, Josie Pickens takes on the "relationship expert"-backed theory that we don't truly desire and pursue platonic friendships that don't lead to romance.
