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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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Nelson Mandela Responding to Treatment
South African President Jacob Zuma gave an update on the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon's condition.
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Some People Missed the Whole Trayvon Martin Thing
Thanks to people's apparent ability to tune out or shrug off this major event, maybe getting an unbiased jury won't be that hard after all.
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Affirmations by Kanye: 8 Most Egotistical Quotes
Feeling down on yourself? Look in the mirror and repeat after West: "I am so credible and so influential and so relevant that I will change things."
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Why Hiding a Jury Won't Help Zimmerman Trial
In a piece for Slate, Emily Bazelon explains why sequestering a jury, especially in such a high-profile case, does not work.
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Not Everyone Can Go Natural
Teronda Seymore explains in Clutch magazine why her idea to go natural backfired horribly.
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Trayvon Martin: On Trial?
It will be Trayvon Martin who will be judged in the trial, writes Eric Mann in Colorlines, not his murderer.
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Biracial Cheerios-Ad Star Thought Attention Was for Her Great Smile
Grace Colbert and her parents offer a little perspective to the firestorm over an interracial family. "It's just a reality," her dad says.
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How 1 Black Doctor Compensates for Racism
In a story inspired by NPR's Race Card Project, Gregory McGriff says he can't get away with the things his white partners can, and that has changed the way he treats patients.
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Support for Affirmative Action Dropping? Or Just White Support?
As we await the Supreme Court's decision in Fisher v. University of Texas, a new poll reveals serious divides along both racial and ideological lines.
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