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Swim club in bias lawsuit to file bankruptcy

A suburban swim club accused of discrimination last summer after revoking the memberships of mostly black and Hispanic children plans to declare bankruptcy, a newspaper reported Saturday. Full story

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Public gets peek into 'Little Rock Nine' safe home

theGrio: Farewell to Lou Dobbs

theGrio: Black soldiers continue to fight for country and equality

theGrio: Sosa's new skin reflects ugly mentality

Utah girl’s pierced nose brings suspension

La. justice quits after interracial flap

NYT: Is N.Y. marathon winner American enough?

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Pace of mortgage help still slow
Mortgage servicing companies have the complex task of figuring out if millions of borrowers qualify for mortgage modifications. And there has been some progress lately getting homeowners sign up.

Obama arrives in China for 1st visit

Ill. prison eyed for Gitmo detainees

Report: Health bill would reduce senior care

Parties split on N.Y. trials of alleged terrorists

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Meltdown over 'Chocolate Santa'
Nov. 13: A proposed visit by the "Chocolate Santa" to a New Orleans school is stirring up a holiday controversy. WDSU's Latonya Norton reports.

Disney's newest princess

Author: Let's analyze Ft. Hood, not sanitize it

Plouffe: Campaign ‘didn’t focus on history’

Rep. Lewis' 1961 attacker apologizes

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Disney's black princess historic, but for whom?

Former congressman William Jefferson gets 13 years in prison

Caught on tape: Police tasering almost leads to riot

Obama should use his experience in Asia to bolster US positions

Bed bugs threaten Chicago residents

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Breaking Barriers: U.S. minority leaders
From the first Hispanic governor (in 1853) to the first African-American to be elected president, learn about how ethnic barriers have been broken in the United States through the years.

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NAACP at 100
Click to view images of the people and events that helped to shape the NAACP.

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A look at the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.