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by Edward Wyckoff Williams onMay 23, 2012
As GOP leaders sweep the latest Rev. Jeremiah Wright flap under the rug, racial politics thrive.
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by Sherrilyn A. Ifill onMarch 18, 2012
Smearing the late Derrick Bell is the latest salvo. When will blacks fight back?
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February 23, 2012
Journal-isms: Jim Asendio, likely the highest-ranking African-American news director at a top-tier NPR affiliate, resigned at WAMU-FM.
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by Katti Gray onJanuary 13, 2012
Author Jodi Kantor explores the first couple's evolving partnership in her book, The Obamas.
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November 9, 2010
Newly elected GOP congressman Allen West, an Iraq War veteran, feels that he fought in a just war. But some other prominent black vets don't exactly feel the same way about that conflict.
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by The Buzz onOctober 6, 2010
There is a long history of black church leaders who have found themselves in the middle of controversy, from Creflo Dollar to Jeremiah Wright.
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by Jack White onJuly 3, 2010
What would Frederick Douglass have to say about being black and American today?
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by Arlene McKanic onMay 28, 2010
The writer discusses her new novel and play, her controversial father and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and her thoughts on Obama.
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by Chana Garcia onMarch 15, 2010
Plus: Rev. Wright Defends Obama, U.S. Blacks May Get First Saint, More
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June 12, 2009
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