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December 19, 2012
This week on The Confab: From 2 Chainz and Blue Ivy to "YOLO" and political Twitter racism, our staff recalls and debates the highs and lows of the past 12 months.
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by Marshall T. Poe onNovember 26, 2011
Black Bookshelf: New reads explore everything from hip-hop and politics to passing for white.
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by Mary C. Curtis onOctober 24, 2011
The South Carolina lawmaker also talks about Herman Cain and voter suppression.
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September 28, 2011
The redesigned site increased reader engagement, and it's building momentum for the 2012 election cycle.
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by Charles E. Cobb Jr. onOctober 27, 2010
Both Republicans and Democrats scramble to keep up with dynamics that blur party lines and racial expectations.
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September 13, 2010
Both Cory Booker and Adrian Fenty were swept into office in a tide of good feelings. Now Fenty is fighting to hold on to his job in today's D.C. primaries, and Booker's black support is waning in Newark. What happened?
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by Tom Burrell onJuly 23, 2010
The advertising pioneer compiled a list of 10 symptoms to look for in our leaders.
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by Tom Burrell onJuly 23, 2010
The rush to condemn Shirley Sherrod exposes a lack of courage that we cannot afford in the coming media war.
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by Lenny McAllister onJune 11, 2010
Despite their failures in the 2010 primaries, black Republicans are erasing the shameful legacy of the Southern strategy and modern black politics.
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by Joel Dreyfuss onApril 14, 2010
A son of the famed Adam Clayton Powell Jr. decides to challenge the man who unseated his father from Congress. You can't make this up.
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