Margaret Cho (above) characterized her email exchange with Tilda Swinton as a "fight." And while it wasn't, it was unpleasant in a way that might be familiar to people who have found themselves in Cho's position.
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Close friends and family take part in the graveside burial service for Ethel Lance, one of the nine people killed by Dylann Roof in June 2015.
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There was a lot in the world of race relations to make your head hurt. But it wasn't all bad. There was also John Legend.
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Critics are taking aim at the coalition of Americans pushing "to rethink essentially everything about the way we treat each other."
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Diver Sammy Lee, the first American to win gold medals in platform diving in consecutive Olympic games, was also among the country's earliest "cultural ambassadors."
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Yoshi Sudarso stars in It's Asian Men! The film counteracts stereotype by showcasing Asian-American men as romantic leads.
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Former President of Cuba Fidel Castro died Nov. 25 at age 90, provoking mixed reactions in Cuba and around the world.
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Christopher Mensah, owner and tattoo artist at the Pinz-N-Needlez tattoo shop in Washington, D.C., creates the outline for Oshun Afrique's 35th tattoo.
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After the election, professional peacemakers may feel they have to work harder to tamp down heightened feelings of "us versus them" in the workplace.
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