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Study shows 1 in 5 Black men married non-Black women in 2008
Sociologists said the rate of black men marrying women of other races further reduces the already-shrunken pool of potential partners for black women seeking a black husband.
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Possible hate crime: Black man shot and dragged by White friend
The South Carolina shooting death of an African American man whose body was then dragged behind a pickup truck for miles is being investigated as a possible hate crime, after a white man was arrested
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DJ Premier speaks out about Guru
DJ Premier phones in about 25 minutes on his former front man Guru and addresses the much discussed death bed letter and his affiliation with DJ Solar.
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Nas and Damian Marley: Distant Relatives
With Marley tampering down Nas’ tendency towards self-obsession, and Nas giving Marley’s island-tinged sound a hip-hop edge, Distant Relatives proves that great music can still be made about important issues.
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Pres. Obama opens criminal investigation into oil spill
The attorney general said there was a range of possible violations under a number of statutes, including the Clean Water Act, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Endangered Species Act.
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Losing My Cool: How a Father’s Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-hop Culture
“Will we, at long last, allow ourselves to abandon the instinct to self-sabotage and the narcissistic glorification of our own failure?”
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Can the 2010 World Cup change U.S. views on Africa and Soccer?
“To move from the idea that the continent is about disease, about desperation, about war, about famine. The other side of the story never gets told.”
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Newark, NJ hosts 44th annual African-American heritage parade
“This parade is a part of history. African-Americans are always shown in such a negative light, especially in Newark. So it’s important to show the positive contributions, and this parade helps do that.”