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Why no one will make fun of Obama
July 18: NPR's John Ridley says that although comedians may not be poking fun at Barack Obama for fear of being called racist, he believes the candidate could use some jokes at his expense.

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  Stand and be counted
Gut Check America

In the year of Barack Obama, there is much discussion of the state of race relations in America. But many other race-related topics are barely being discussed. Read NBC Senior Vice President Mark Whitaker's essay on the subject and then tell us what's going on in your town or community.

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Image: Dr. Martin Luther King
  Martin Luther King Jr.
See the civil rights leader in speeches and marches from Alabama to Washington.

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