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• Obama Pastor Being 'Lynched,' Faithful Say

  Mar 18, 08 9:35 AM CDT
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• Obama Raises Black Hopes

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• Denzel's Bad Boy Roles Are All Good

  Dec 23, 07 5:29 PM CST
  Denzel Washington has been playing bad boys lately, and it's a good thing for black America, Mark Anthony Neal argues in the Washington Post. Washington's turns as a drug lord and corrupt cop in recent flicks have sparked slams that he's catering to white America by playing crooks, but Neal believes that Washington and black Americans are hungry for such complex portraits. More »