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Should Fewer Students Go to College?
Experts debate New York City mayor's controversial comment that some should pursue plumbing instead of a degree.
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My Man Is Looking Through My Phone
Ask Demetria: Clearly your snooping boyfriend has trust issues. How you address the problem is key.
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NYPD Finally Cops to Profiling?
By fighting new profiling bill, the department finally stops pretending it doesn’t profile.
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Blacks Get Weave; Can Whites Get Locks?
Race Manners: You can, but it's not the same. Don't expect to enjoy the style without the scrutiny.
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Surprised About Black Twitter or Online Racism? You're Late
Noting the shock over racist reactions to the interracial Cheerios commercial, Ebony's Jamilah Lemieux says it seems as if "the Internet just met the Internet" in recent weeks.
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Jada Pinkett Smith Defends Beyoncé
Writing at Clutch magazine, Evette Dionne points out that the actress is standing in solidarity with her "unfairly criticized" peer against her body-shaming critics.
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Bye-Bye to Michele Bachmann's Twitter-Era Politics
Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page says goodbye and good riddance to the conservative Minnesota politician and her tactics.
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Americans Can't Agree on How to Say Anything: These Maps Prove It
Check the way you pronounce "caramel," "been" and "pajamas"; whether you say "slaw" or "coleslaw"; and the term you use for athletic shoes against these maps.
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Multimillion-Dollar Mau Mau Settlement?
An out-of-court settlement for torture during the Kenyan "emergency" is expected to be announced as early as Thursday.
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Proof That the War on Marijuana Is Racially Biased?
An ACLU report makes the case that it's time to end the war on marijuana. One reason: It unfairly targets blacks.
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Paris Jackson Reportedly Hospitalized
TMZ is reporting that Michael Jackson's daughter was taken by ambulance to the hospital around 2 a.m. PDT on Wednesday.
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Video Captures Police Brutally Beating Woman
"The more things change, the more they remain the same," a City Council member said of Jasper, Texas' racial troubles.
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Susan Rice to Be New National Security Adviser
The U.N. ambassador will replace Tom Donilon, who is stepping down.
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Bradley Manning Needs a Plea Deal -- Not Life in Jail
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson argues that Army Pfc. Bradley Manning deserves to be punished, but the U.S. government is going overboard.
