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Mark Maxwell and Timothy marry in Washington, D.C.

A home with two fathers, and no shortage of love

Mark Maxwell
ESSAY - Our children see us as their parents, not their gay dads. We are working every day to be the best parents we can be, but North Carolina won't legally recognize our parental devotion...
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Happy African-Americans

Study: 86 percent of African-Americans are satisfied with lives

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
A study released on Tuesday has found that 86 percent of African-Americans are overwhelmingly satisfied with their lives.
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Pearl Gosnell, the wife of Kermit Gosnell

Gosnell's wife, former staff get sentencing date

NBC Philadelphia
NBC Philadelphia - The wife of former Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell and some of his staff will finally learn how long they’ll spend behind bars for their role in the 'House of Horrors' later this month...
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Jason Richwine talks about the importance of race and IQ in the immigration debate. (Photo courtesy of You Tube.)

Ex-Heritage Foundation 'scholar' called blacks less intelligent

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - The Harvard dissertation wasn't the only instance where Jason Richwine asserted that whites are genetically more intelligent than non-whites. And Hispanics haven't been his only targets...
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Wet Seal

Wet Seal to pay $7.5 million in Philly-area race discrimination case

Yesha Callahan, Clutch Magazine
CLUTCH - Wet Seal has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a class action discrimination case that originated when three African-American store workers from Delaware County filed a complaint last year claiming Wet Seal, Inc. fired them because they didn’t fit the store’s image...
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A black woman using social media

#BlackTwitter vs 'Black privilege'

Kirsten West-Savali
OPINION - Social media has given a powerful voice to people of color, complementing an often one-dimensional mainstream when it comes to representing controversial racial issues...
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Gil Robertson is the author of 'Where Did Our Love Go?'

Black love: Can our issues be healed? Gil Robertson explores in new book

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
Journalist Gil Robertson, IV takes an innovative approach to understanding the precarious state of black relationships in his latest anthology, 'Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African American Community.'
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A black father and his daughter

Should dads take an active role in their daughter’s marriage decision?

Kenny Pugh, BlackEnterprise.com
What if all men had to obtain marriage approval from a girlfriend’s father by providing their credit reports, bank statements and medical records? Would men approach life and marriage preparation a little bit differently?
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President Barack Obama (L) and first lady Michelle Obama

First lady, President Obama to attend George W. Bush Library dedication

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
First lady Michelle Obama and President Obama will attend the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Texas on Thursday according to various reports.
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First lady Michelle Obama (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama

Is the press picking on the Obamas' marriage?

Demetria L. Lucas
OPINION - Just because they've each made very public flubs, doesn't mean their marriage is falling apart...
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