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White Men Charged in Attack on Black Teenagers at Pool in South Africa
Two youths who tried to use a pool at a resort on Christmas Day said they were told it was…
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World
Day 27: What Are Kids Saying About Kwanzaa?
“Kugichagulia!” saidParker Johnson, 5, of Pasadena, Calif., giggling as he pronounced the Swahili word three times in rapid succession. One…
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World
Charlene Mitchell, 92, Dies; First Black Woman to Run for President
She was the Communist Party candidate in 1968 and later led the campaign to free Angela Davis. But she eventually…
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News
Does the Meaning of a Song Change Depending on Who Wrote It?
I first heard the Christmas spiritual “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” when I was a small child. It was playing in…
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World
In Criticism of Eric Adams, Some See Echoes of David Dinkins
To former Gov. David A. Paterson, it all seemed too familiar: the condemnations, the diminution of character, the absence of…
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What Should You Do When the Bear Is Cinnamon?
Scientists have uncovered a genetic mutation that makes it dangerously difficult to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly.
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Style
Michelle Obama’s Fashion Declaration of Independence
The former first lady dressed with a new sense of freedom on her book tour.
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Food
When Black Psychiatrists Reach Out to Teens of Color
ATLANTA — Dr. Brittany Stallworth was in fifth grade when she received her first suspension. She and four girlfriends had…
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News
Unapologetic Black Power in the South
I’m a strong advocate of Black reverse migration — Black people returning to Southern states from cities in the North…
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World
Jim Stewart, Unlikely Entrepreneur of Soul Music, Dies at 92
His background was in country music. But Stax, the label he founded with his sister, achieved a level of success…