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July 4th

onstage during day 2 of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 14, 2012 in Indio, California.

Azealia Banks drops new mixtape

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Azealia Banks, the new hip hop artist of 2012 has released her mix tape for download...
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Chris Rock attends Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 21, 2012 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. . (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Why blacks ♥ Chris Rock's July 4th tweet

James Braxton Peterson
OPINION - Chris Rock’s recent 'Independence Day' tweet -- especially the reactionary responses to it -- reminds us once again of how the racial divide actually applies to our every day live...
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Great black icons: What would they tweet?

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SLIDESHOW - What might July 4 look like if Twitter had existed back to the early days of the Republic?
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Brad Paisley performs during the 2012 CMA Music Festival - Day 1 at LP Field on June 7, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Country star to join Obamas in saluting military

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(AP) - Country star Brad Paisley will be joining the president and first lady in saluting the military on the Fourth of July at the White House....
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Why the 4th of July belongs to all of us

Ronda Racha Penrice
OPINION - As with every war, including the ones currently being waged, African-Americans have served this nation nobly...
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Celebrating the full narrative of America

Melissa Harris-Perry

O, let America be America again—
The land that never has been yet—
And yet must be—the land where every man is free.
— Langston Hug…

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Defining black patriotism

Justin Ervin

July 4th conjures images of patriotic Americana: family barbecues followed by the ubiquitous, oh-so-American, fireworks celebration. American patri…

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