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Present-Racial America II: Hair
Having a white friend who has adopted a black child, and bearing witness to the process from the get go, feels alternately like receiving some sort of epically heartbreaking gift, and time-traveling...
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Why We Need Jill Scott
The first five seconds of Jill Scott's first single in four years, 'So in Love,' is without question, healing. The song's intro with its teasing cymbal, then drum, and finally Anthony Hamilton's voice...
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New Study: Black Women's Hair Loss Tied to Weave, Braids
Filed under: Health, Lifestyle/ Health According to a study, black women who use chemicals in their hair and then braid or weave it are subject to permanent hair loss. Share Tweet After having 326...
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Obama Debt Speech: Tax Increases, Medicare Changes Included in Plan
WASHINGTON -- In an effort to recast the debate over the nation's fiscal future, President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday a plan to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years. The plan was...
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23 Black Boys Earn Perfect Scores on State Test
Here's something to smile about: In Oakland, Calif., 23 black boys scored perfect scores on last year's state reading or math tests. Of the 23 whiz kids, 8-year-old Amir Ealy (pictured) is profiled by...
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Flowing North and South
I've been a New Yorker and Harlemite for more than 25 years and love it, but like legions of American blacks, the South is calling me to come home. For at least five generations, my family has worked...
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College Students Fight For Higher Quality of Education
Filed under: News "In the 21st century the best anti-poverty program around is a world class education," said President Barack Obama during a January speech in which he advocated for $10,000 tax...
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On The Scene: 'Scream 4' Soiree Brings Out Splashes of Color ... And Not...
Filed under: Movies, Photos, Celeb Updates, EntertainmentThough his Oscar nominated co-host James Franco turned out to be a no-show at last night's exclusive screening of 'Scream 4,' rap superstar 50...
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Ivorian Harlem Actor Isaach de Bankolé Honored
Actor Isaach de Bankolé has been checking in with his family in the West African nation of Ivory Coast three or four times a day since the political standoff between his country's former and current...
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Barry Bonds: Guilty
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds was found guilty of obstruction of justice but a jury failed to reach a verdict on three other counts that the home run king lied to a grand jury in 2003 when he...
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During this week -- Military Families Week -- I am reminded of the valuable lessons I learned from my father about the humanity and importance of those who defend our freedom. My Dad, Clifford...
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OWN Announces 6 New Series
Filed under: Around the Web Oprah Winfrey's OWN announced six new series Thursday ayem, with emphasis on unscripted shows about dealing with emotional trauma. The tyro cabler also announced four...
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Essence Reveals New Insights on Black Women
NEW YORK, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In its first segmentation study on African-American women and their psychographics around beauty, ESSENCE uncovers the unique mindset of the most passionate...
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Keri Hilson Poses Nude for Allure's Naked Issue
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Photos Keri Hilson is the latest singer to pose nude for Allure magazine's annual Naked Issue this May, in which she explains her shift from behind the scenes as a...
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Trump: 'Always Had a Great Relationship With The Blacks'
Donald Trump shot down a report claiming he would announce his candidacy on the final episode of his show, The Apprentice, on May 15. "I can't announce during the show, I really can't" and "I'm not...
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Salt in the Wound: Cop Who Killed Danroy Henry Receives 'Officer of the Year'...
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights Last October, Pace University junior Danroy Henry (pictured above) was gunned down by police in Thornwood, N.Y. The case quickly gained the nation's attention,...
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Black Celebrity Apprentices Are Cowards For Not Challenging Trump's "Birther"...
From The Loop 21: Over the past few weeks, Presidential hopeful and tea party f*** boy Donald Trump has been front and center in stating his belief that President Obama is not a native born American...
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Whoopi Goldberg's Loveless Marriages
Filed under: Celebrity Love, Relationships The concept of marriage is romanticized in the United States, and even though there are countless media reports on black women's low rates of marriage, most...
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Duke Lacrosse Accuser Crystal Gale Magnum's Boyfriend Dies After Stabbing
Filed under: News Crystal Gale Magnum (pictured), the infamous Duke Lacrosse Accuser, has just seen her fortunes turn for the worse: Reginald Daye, the 46-year-old boyfriend of Magnum, died Wednesday...
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Road to Redemption: Former Angola Prisoner Wilbert Rideau Receives Polk Award
At a podium inside the Roosevelt Hotel last week, Wilbert Rideau, 69, stood before an audience of academics and journalists, as he prepared to deliver a speech more than three decades in the making....
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