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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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Oldest Living African American Dies at 113
Mississippi Winn was the oldest living African American and the seventh-oldest person in the world.
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Naked, Unarmed Man Shot and Killed by LAPD
Reginald Doucet Jr., 25, was an ex-college football player and model.
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Herman Cain Readies for 2012 Presidential Campaign
He's the first GOP candidate to announce his bid. But who is he?
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Michael Steele's RNC Regime Ends
Despite a series of missteps, the RNC's first African-American chairman actually accomplished a lot.
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Maine Gov. Paul LePage: 'Kiss My Butt' on MLK Day Event No-Shows
Gov. Paul LePage declined the NAACP's invitations to an MLK dinner on Sunday and a breakfast on Monday, citing previous commitments.
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Virginia May Bar Undocumented Immigrants From Attending College
Virginia Republican State Delegate Christopher Peace introduces controversial legislation.
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Judge Killed in Tucson Massacre Buried Today
Known to locals as "Mr. Smiley," Judge John M. Roll is remembered as a man of integrity, a role model and a man of God.
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Steele Drops Out of RNC Race; Throws Support Behind Cino
The incubent RNC chairman bowed out of the race after the fourth round of balloting showed him still losing.
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Tunisian President Ben Ali Flees His Country
Just a day after a conciliatory speech that attempted to quell a growing revolt, the president of Tunisia is reportedly ousted from power.
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Ellen Stewart, a Force in Avant-Garde Theater, Dead at 91
She launched a theater in the basement of her coffeehouse in 1961 and became a powerful influence.
