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Farai Chideya
Fixing Journalism's Class and Color Crisis

Farai Chideya writes a trenchant piece at the Nation about the face of journalism today, saying that we are witnessing the resegregation of the American media.

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Shawn Taylor
When Are Kids Ready to Handle Life's Heavier Issues?

Arguing that he has taken a firm stance against teaching his 6-year-old daughter from a deficit model, Shawn Taylor writes at Ebony.com that he is prepared to explain the social ills she will confront during her lifetime.

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Benjamin Todd Jealous
NAACP: Respecting Black Farmers

Writing at the Huffington Post, NAACP President and CEO Benjamin T. Jealous checks in on a debate raging around a court settlement for black farmers, contending that there is no way to make up for the decades of discrimination that crippled the group's proud history.

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The Root's Quote of the Day

The famed entrepreneur on making decisions.

Nuggets of Widsom

See what Barack Obama, Toni Morrison and others had to say at this year's commencement ceremonies.

This Ain't Hillman

Because you learn quickly that it's nothing like A Different World. At all.

New Documentary: Venus and Serena

Director explains how Venus and Serena doc explores the way their enigmatic dad shaped their lives.

Ask Us Anything!

Our Race Manners columnist answered your burning questions in a Reddit Ask Me Anything. Check out her answers!

The Face of the Flap?

As the ousted chief becomes the face of the flap, keep these facts in mind.