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Restless for change: young workers take lead role in strike for better wages

Rise in number of female circumcisions in U.S.

Racist or not? Painting to be redone after complaints

College promoting diversity names lover of confederacy president

House music legend Frankie Knuckles dead at 59

New York student accepted into all 8 Ivy League schools

Petition calls for release of man sentenced to 40 years for assault

Update: body of missing D.C. girl’s kidnapper found

Innocent woman who spent 7 years in prison to sue New York City

Cries of racial bias follow release of U.S. Army’s new grooming policy

The Jordan Miles Case: officers found not guilty of excessive force

Video: Lebron James surprises teen with cancer

ACLU defends student who hung Confederate flag

Why Latino youth are unimpressed with voting

Over $60,000 raised for woman who left kids in car for job interview

Iowa lawmakers consider tough law on HIV exposure

March 31: the last day to sign up for Obamacare

D.C. student accepted into five Ivy League colleges

Man sentenced to 68 years for string of robberies

Update: police believe missing 8-year-old may be dead

‘Dear White People’ film creator uses satire, comedy to tackle race

Paper argues for rights of black males in welfare system

UNC fake classes created to boost athletes’ grades

Residents face fine for saggy pants

Aaron McGruder’s statement on his departure from ‘The Boondocks’

Report: black girls more likely to be punished in school than whites

Update: Kobe Bryant responds to criticism of Trayvon Martin comments

‘Gone With the Wind’ prequel due for release this fall

Woman makes history by becoming college’s first African American female president

’12 Years a Slave’ filming site to become baseball field despite protests

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