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by Nsenga Burton onNovember 18, 2011
A low voter turnout also mars the victory.
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by Nsenga Burton onOctober 12, 2011
Incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Unity Party is leading.
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September 30, 2011
These contemporary African ethnic groups have contributed most to the black population of the U.S.
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July 13, 2011
In this episode of African American Lives 2 that aired on PBS in 2008, the poet discovers where her ancestors are from and explains why she knew it all along.
Plus: Learn more about tracing your ancestry in our Roots section.
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by Teresa Wiltz onDecember 9, 2010
Sexual violence became a way of life in Liberia during its civil wars, with everyone -- women, men, babies -- victimized. Led by a feminist president, the country begins the healing process.
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by Nikole Hannah-Jones onOctober 28, 2010
The BET founder says that American blacks should have a special bond with an African country created by freed American slaves.
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August 9, 2010
Another twist in the blood diamonds trial.
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August 3, 2010
Supermodel will have added security. Sometimes diamonds aren't a girl's best friend.
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July 19, 2010
BET founder and former Bobcats owner sets his sights on war-torn Liberia.
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by Stanley Crouch onJuly 8, 2010
A documentary shows how women toppled a dictatorship and brought Liberia's decade-long civil war to a halt.
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