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The 'Harlem Shake' meme shows how the Internet overrides race

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Tara Lewis from ‘The Sisterhood’: The backlash from the black church is warranted

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'Django Unchained' sparks new controversy over the n-word

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What's next for Rhonda Lee, meteorologist fired for Facebook comment on natural hair?

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Did Wendy Williams fail to pay $419,000 to a Chinese shoe manufacturer resulting in kidnapping, protests?

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Alicia Keys covers Jet, addresses allegations that she caused Mashonda's split from Swizz Beatz

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NeNe Leakes' EBONY Power 100 cover sparks online debate

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White South African rap duo accused of using blackface in new video to spark controversy

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Melanie Fiona sparks controversy by saying she has 'a good mix' racially for hair growth

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Shelia Johnson, co-founder of BET, blasts what the cable channel has become

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Anchor Called Fat: Kenneth Krause apologizes to Jennifer Livingston for fat shaming her, says he was obese child

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Jill Scott says Zoe Saldana can play Nina Simone with 'prosthetic nose' and 'some darker makeup'

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Outlets claim Venus Williams has sex addiction to new Italian boyfriend

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Tia Mowry addresses Internet critics of her son Cree

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Rep. Allen West visits Chicago 'to try to open up a Chick-fil-A franchise'

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Holly Robinson Peete furious after 50 Cent jokes about autism

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Nia Long applauds raising kids as single mom on cover of Essence

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Be a ‘Slave for a Day’: Controversial black history event held by National Park

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Bill Maher attacks Allen West while calling the GOP ‘party of the apes’

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Dawn Richards appears in blackface in new music video

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