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Rhythm and Bash:
Why Is Today's R&B So Hard on Women?
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My Choice to Father Only One Child
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01 Lil' B No Black Person Is Ugly Video Entertainment & Culture Lil B releases "No Black Person Is Ugly" The California rapper releases a new, empowering track
02 Eight-Year-Old Detroit Boy Shot and Killed in His Bed News & Views Detroit boy killed while sleep in bed The murder of Jakari Pearson, whose mother was also shot, may have been due to domestic violence
03 Where I’m From News & Views Black American, Not African American Slate's Aisha Harris on why she prefers to be referred to as a Black American
04 Beyonce responds to Jay Z breakup rumors Entertainment & Culture Beyonce's response to break up rumors The megastar instagrammed a picture of Jay Z and Blue Ivy with the caption "My favorite hue is Jay Z Blue"
05 Heart Disease: Silent and Deadly Killer for Young Black Women Wellness & Empowerment Heart Disease and Black women NBC News reports that heart attacks are more likely to be fatal to young women than young men
06 Spelman President on Small College Success News & Views Interview with Dr. Beverly Tatum Tatum, who will retire in 2015, spoke to TIME's Maya Rhodan
07 Beverly Johnson on the Fashion Industry's Lack of Diversity News & Views Johnson on lack of Diversity in fashion The iconic supermodel spoke to WWD
08 Michele A. Roberts Entertainment & Culture Michele Howard New Head of NBA Union Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the D.C. lawyer is the first woman to lead a major North American sports league union
09 The Music Industry Hates Black People Entertainment & Culture Music executives must really hate blacks Rap Rehab's Sebastien Elkouby writes on the music industry's troublesome habit of signing and promoting untalented and dangerous artists
10 Two Men Charged In Carjacking Crash That Killed Three Children News & Views Two arrested, charged in carjacking CBS News reports that Jonathan Rosa and Cornelius Crawford have been charged in the carjacking and crash that killed three children
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Last week, there was a great deal of debate regarding the NFL’s treatment of Ray Rice, the Baltimore Ravens star running back.  Last February, Rice was captured on a surveillance camera dragging his then fiancé, Janay Palmer, out of an elevator, after knocking her unconscious following a dispute. 

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