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Shift in race discussion needed for our kids and our media
8:50 AM on 09/22/2009
OPINION - Even the youngest among us recognize and realize the utility in making racial distinctions. Should we be concerned? If so, by what, exactly?
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Why segregation has asylum in the church
8:23 AM on 09/04/2009
OPINION - Eleven o'clock on Sunday morning is America's most segregated hour. But recent indications suggest that some want to fix America's last home of segregation: the church...
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Blacks on the right must play the left's game
8:56 AM on 08/18/2009
OPINION - When it comes to an agenda, being black is the black conservative's only distinguishable quality.
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Black Eyed Peas' 'I Gotta Feeling' hits 6M downloads
NEW YORK (AP) - The milestone was announced Friday and confirmed by Nielsen SoundScan. For the group's leader, will.i.am, the moment is about much more than the song...
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- Redefining racism in the Tea Party era
- Black farmers are the real victims of USDA discrimination
- Do blacks feel betrayed by Obama's silence on race?
- Why Obama should give another race speech
- Obama should speak out about Sherrod, but probably won't
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