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Old-School Tips for Better Finances
Mixing Dad's advice with sound financial planning can help us regain stability.
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My Man Wants Me to Drop My Male Bestie
Ask Demetria: A suddenly insecure boyfriend may mean that something's changed in your relationship.
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Obama at Morehouse: Try Another Listen
You might find that attacks on his commencement speech -- a hit among graduates -- missed the mark.
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Oklahoma and Defense of Big Government
The GOP's notion of "self-reliance" won't hold up after disaster hits one of the nation's poorest states.
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Andrew Young Receives Lifetime Achievement Emmy
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognized Young for being one of the first to integrate television.
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Black New York: Road Show Captures Cultural History in Pictures
Filmmakers launch Digital Diaspora Family Reunion.
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The 'Love Jones' Remake: Is Tyler Perry Really Involved?
For now, it's just a rumor.
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VIDEO: Anne Hathaway Performs 'Rump Shaker' Rendition in Oscar Promo
Old hip-hop finds its way into Academy Awards ceremony.
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John Legend at the White House: 'Keep My Tax Cut'
Singer expressed concern about decreased arts funding.
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Nightclub Apologizes for Discrimination After Shutting Down Black Harvard Alumni Party
That's the last time Cure Lounge will assume Ivy League grads are "local gangbangers."
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Game On! The 2012 GOP Battle Begins
Who -- besides newly minted Republican Jimmy "The Rent Is Too Damn High" McMillan -- will challenge Obama?
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Town Hall Question: 'Who Is Going to Shoot Obama?'
Rep. Paul Brown responds to inquiry about assassination by expressing "frustration" with the president.
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VIDEO: Lil' Kim 'Documentary': More of the Same on Nicki Minaj
The one-sided beef continues.
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Qaddafi Texts Every Phone in Libya
Uses state phone company controlled by son to send concessions.

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