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by Patricia J. Williams onJune 11, 2012
The Nation contributor Patricia J. Williams argues that scientists should not be able to dissect human genetic makeup so easily.
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by Joel Dreyfuss onOctober 17, 2011
Historians Linda Heywood and John Thornton explain why new research is making a difference.
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October 1, 2011
These contemporary African ethnic groups have contributed most to the black population of the U.S.
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October 1, 2011
Most African Americans hail from just 46 ethnic groups, research shows.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onOctober 8, 2009
In defiance of law, social convention and what some “believe,” an enormous amount of “race mixing” has long been occurring in the U.S.
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April 16, 2009
A few days ago Forest Whitaker was in Nigeria for the African Academy Awards and was honored with a chieftainship. Amazing! But why am I not excited? I guess I'm not sure what I ultimately want from Africa.
