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Playing the IRS card: Six presidents who used the IRS to bash political foes

Since the advent of the federal income tax about a century ago, several presidents – or their zealous underlings – have directed the IRS to use its formidable police powers to harass or punish enemies, political rivals, and administration critics. Here are six infamous episodes.
2013 Pulitzer Prize winners: 4 excellent books

Months before the Pulitzer Prize committee got there, the Monitor's book critics had already let readers know that these four books were something special. Here's why.
Black History Month: Five major events and figures

Black History Month is the annual celebration of the struggles, achievements and overall contribution African-Americans have made to the US.
Home sales down. But six cities defy housing gloom.

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Legendary singer and activist Lena Horne passes away

Probably best known for her version of the song 'Stormy Weather,' legendary singer, movie actress and activist Lena Horne has passed away.
Passing of Dorothy Height: What future for civil rights movement?

Internecine fighting and the passing of icons like Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks indicate a civil rights movement unmoored from its past. Its search for relevance is coming to a head.
The Art of the Steal: movie review

Backroom wranglings over the prestigious Barnes Foundation art collection play out as good guy vs. bad guy in 'The Art of the Steal' documentary.
Slavery vs. Confederate History Month: ripe for political point-scoring

After restoring Confederate History Month in Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell amended his proclamation to decry slavery. Both the left and the right have used the occasion to score political points, sometimes twisting the historical record to their own ends.
Virginia governor: Is it so wrong to love the Old South?

The Virginia governor, Bob McDonnell, is reinstating Confederate History Month. But that brings back ideas and symbols of the Old South that are offensive to many Americans – including many Southerners.
Busing to end in Wake County, N.C. Goodbye, school diversity?

For a decade, Wake County, N.C., used busing to avoid having schools with high concentrations of students from poor families. Its school board voted this week to abandon its income-diversity goal in favor of a return to neighborhood schools.
As Obama meets black leaders, four facts on race and the economy

President Obama met with national African-American leaders Wednesday over economic concerns in the community. Here are four indicators of how African-Americans are faring in the recession.
Opinion: The Princess and the Frog movie: Disney’s progress on race

Tiana, the main character in ‘The Princess and the Frog,’ shows how far Disney has come since the 1946 film ‘Song of the South.’
The dangers of revolutionary right-wing rhetoric

When Glenn Beck and others talk about an antigovernment revolution, we should recall the 1898 Wilmington race riot.
Lift Every Voice

On its 100th anniversary, a history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Coal lobbyists caught forging letters to Congress
The Monitor's View: Obama's 'teachable moment' on race

Whether the nation has learned from the Gates-Crowely confrontation is hard to judge, but the president was also a pupil in this case.
Police and blacks: old tensions slow to heal

Obama had harsh words Wednesday for how police handled the arrest of Harvard professor Gates.
NAACP tries to woo the hip-hop generation

But as the organization celebrates its centennial in New York, some young people have mixed feelings about how the NAACP fits in their lives.
Obama calls for 'new mind-set' at NAACP's centennial

He emphasized the continuing need to close racial and ethnic disparities while also talking about personal responsibility.
NAACP to use latest technology to fight racism

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has launched a program that lets people use their cell phones to report incidents of police misconduct.
100 years on, the NAACP notes its accomplishments and challenges

The nation has elected a black man as president, but that hasn't erased deep-seated racism or economic inequalities.
Obama’s week ahead: Economic policy, politics, and baseball
For blacks, a hidden cost of Obama's win?

His race may hamper his ability to respond to needs of African-Americans, some say.
Supreme Court strikes a compromise to save landmark voting law

Civil rights activists praise the court for not throwing out a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
End of the road for America's biker culture?

Fed up with growling tailpipes, one more city cracks down on the world's largest Harley rally.
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

Before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin.
Now Rupert Murdoch apologies for NY Post cartoon
Just in time for Black History month
What Obama Means

A cultural survey of the history of race relations in the U.S.