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The first lady and her heckler: Who's right? Who's wrong?

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Ray J talks Kanye West: ‘I’m a huge fan’ (VIDEO)

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Black anti-abortion pastors and activists speak out on Kermit Gosnell trial

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Democratic, liberal groups got IRS scrutiny, too

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‘Be My Slave’ photo shoot causes fashion controversy

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#BlackTwitter: How social media is changing conversations about race and privilege

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Street harassment: No, it's not flattering

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Controversial letter goes viral as readers discuss 'race play,' a sexual fetish involving racial slurs

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Vogue Netherlands shoot portrays white model in blackface for May 2013 spread

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Rapper Chief Keef tweets misogynistic lyric on heels of Rick Ross controversy: Is hip-hop hopeless?

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LL Cool J defends ‘Accidental Racist’ duet with Brad Paisley

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Cuba trip shows: It’s time to lift the US embargo on Cuba

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Was Kerry Washington lightened on the cover of Entertainment Weekly? EW says no

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Tech evangelist Adria Richards speaks out on recent controversy, social media ‘shaming’ and her firing

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Rick Ross on date rape lyrics: ‘The term rape wasn’t used’

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Beyoncé asks women to 'bow-down': Is this an identity crisis?

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Racer Tia Norfleet has qualifications questioned in New York Times exposé

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Women activists working to change black stereotypes on reality TV

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Fashion veteran Bethann Hardison on Numéro 'African Queen' blackface controversy

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Is the pressure to be perfect Christians undermining the church?

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