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On Blacks and Fat: Danielle Moodie-Mills
This environmental advocate says we should think of the outdoors as a free health club.
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Black Christian Voters: Get Over It
Are we really willing to let what people do in their bedrooms influence what we do at the polls?
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No Justice for CeCe
A black transgender woman faces prison for killing her attacker. Her supporters call that a crime.
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Fighting for Freedom of Speech in Ethiopia
Charlayne Hunter-Gault relates the travails of married journalists Serkalem Fasil and Eskinder Nega.
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Why Hasn't This Man Been Pardoned?
Even the prosecutor's office and sentencing judge support a commutation, but if nothing happens, Clarence Aaron will die in prison.
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Romney Wins Nebraska, Oregon Primaries
Meanwhile, Sen. Deb Fischer wins the GOP nomination for senate in Nebraska. She'll challenge Sen. Bob Kerry in the fall.
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The 'New Africa': For Real or Just New Hype?
In a New York Times op-ed, Ioannis Gatsiounis says that the press emphasizes Africa's progress because people are tired of sad stories, but the positive reports ignore the continent's backward slide.
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Cops Using Tasers on Pregnant Women: OK?
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if police officers get to use stun guns indiscriminately.
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When Do We Allow Whites to Criticize Blacks?
Very Smart Brothas' Damon Young grapples with the way black people tend to recoil at certain comments made by white folks, even when those comments address the same things we criticize about ourselves.
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It's OK If Elizabeth Warren Says She's Native American
Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page says that any dispute over the heritage of Massachusetts' Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate only illustrates how quickly our old racial narratives are failing to keep up with changing times.
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Looking Back at Huey Newton on Gay Rights
Read what the co-founder of the Black Panther Party had to say about the issue of the day. Plus: First black federal officer killed in the line of duty honored.
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Trayvon Martin: The Latest, Week 11
Report: The FBI is actively investigating a hate crime charge. Plus: Zimmerman's medical report shows broken nose and lacerations.
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Living While Obama: College Commencement
President Obama delivers the commencement speech for graduates at Barnard College in New York City.
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Woman Is Multiple Amputee After Butt Injections
While recovering from this horrifying ordeal, she's focusing on helping girls with body-confidence issues.
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