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Why Rand Paul's presidential bid should matter to black America

OPINION - It is official. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is running for the Republican nomination for president in 2016.

David A. Love / April 7, 2015

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50 years later, the Civil Rights Act would not pass

OPINION - On this Independence Day—as we celebrate the struggles that were fought and the sacrifices that were made in

David A. Love / July 4, 2014

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5 things to know about the 1964 Civil Rigths Act

WASHINGTON (AP) — On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law theCivil Rights Act of 1964, one

Associated Press / July 2, 2014

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President Obama to give keynote at Civil Rights Summit

VIDEO - President Obama and the First Lady head to Austin Thursday for the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon

TheGrio Staff / April 10, 2014

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Civil rights summit marks 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

VIDEO - The civil rights summit marks the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination

Todd Johnson / April 9, 2014

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Why LBJ's legacy deserves some reconsideration

OPINION - With four of five living presidents poised to attend the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson

David A. Love / April 8, 2014

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Clarence Thomas makes rare break with Scalia — a sign of things to come?

OPINION - Are U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia parting political ways?...

David A. Love / June 18, 2013