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'12 Years a Slave': Black audiences need more than slave narratives

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Black college student arrested for buying expensive belt: Why racial profiling shoppers is ineffective, immoral

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White woman from U.S. claims to be Maasai tribe’s first female warrior — to huge backlash

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Sheryl Underwood apologizes, says ‘nasty’ hair comment was ‘misunderstood’

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Hampton University says twerking has not been banned

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Twerking: Miley Cyrus starts trend in over-analyzing ‘black’ dance

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Sheryl Underwood calls natural black hair ‘nasty,’ spurring Twitter backlash

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Fast Company magazine omits black women from ‘Smartest Women on Twitter’ list

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Stop-and-frisk: Black NYC youth reflect on controversial NYPD practice

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Keyshia Cole’s husband arrested for ‘defending her honor’

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Robin Thicke: Blurred lines was a ‘funny song’ whose lyrics were ‘misconstrued’

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Is 50 Cent perpetuating the absentee dad cycle?

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Beyoncé on Pepsi ad: 'I wouldn't encourage a child to live life without balance'

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The problem with saying 'Black Babies Cost Less to Adopt'

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Meagan Good slammed by Christians on Twitter for BET Awards gown

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Your black ain’t like mine: A light girl’s thoughts on ‘Dark Girls’

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Could there ever be a ‘Light Girls’ documentary?

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Thoughts on ‘Dark Girls’ from a brown-skinned woman

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'The Book of Negroes’: Controversial novel turned into a BET miniseries

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'You Can Touch My Hair': NYC black hair exhibit draws controversy, as many protest spectacle

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