Sculptor and writer Barbara Chase-Riboud is troubled by race-based groupings. She currently has an exhibition of work inspired by Malcolm X at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art hide caption
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Monday
Tuesday
An image from a "fiscal cliff" ad released by Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies in 2012. AP hide caption
Sunday
A screen grab from NuclearEnergy.ir. The English-language website makes Iran's case for its controversial nuclear program. Screen grab from NuclearEnergy.ir hide caption
Friday
Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley speaks during an Oct. 27 fundraiser for his Senate campaign at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Braley was one of 39 Democrats who voted Friday for legislation to allow insurance companies to continue offering policies that would otherwise be canceled because they don't meet the standards of the Affordable Care Act. Scott Morgan/AP hide caption
Not every family is stock photo happy and so incredibly at ease expressing everyone's love for one another. Sometimes, sharing emotions with family members can be tough. Corbis hide caption
Thursday
Yellow Dogs, an indie band from Iran, fled to the United States in 2010 to avoid crackdowns on rock music. This past week, the band met tragedy in a murder/suicide. Danny Krug/AP hide caption
President Kennedy addresses the nation about the economy in 1962. He presided over an economic turnaround. AP/John F. Kennedy Library and Museum hide caption
Wednesday
Craig Cobb wanted to turn tiny Leith, N.D. into a haven for white supremacists. But a recent DNA test found that 14 percent of his ancestry comes from sub-Saharan Africa. Kevin Cederstrom/AP hide caption
Pedro Quezada, the winner of a $338 million Powerball jackpot, sent $57 million of his winnings to the Dominican Republic, according to his lawyer. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
Tuesday
This editorial cartoon from a January 1879 edition of Harper's Weekly pokes fun at the use of literacy tests for blacks as voting qualifications. Wikimedia Commons hide caption
Friday
A joking Facebook post by Saddleback Church's Rick Warren was the catalyst for a pointed letter from some 700 evangelical Asian-Americans. Donna McWilliam/AP hide caption
Saturday
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks at a Republican rally Friday after the House passed a measure that would temporarily fund the government while crippling President Obama's health care law. The Senate is not expected to follow suit. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Thursday
Mooncake fillings are almost always sweet, and can be made with different nuts, seeds or beans. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Friday
Floyd Mayweather and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez are at the center of one of the biggest sports events of the year, but you wouldn't know it by looking at mainstream sports media. Anna John/Stiff Jab hide caption
Thursday
There needs to be more diversity in feminism, writes Lindsey Yoo. (And, apparently, in stock photos, too.) Images.com/Corbis hide caption