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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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A Latina 'Comes Out' as Black
In an interview with NPR, a high school student explains how she sorted out race, culture and identity.
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Mitt Romney Flops Again With Hispanic Voters
In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Esther J. Cepeda schools Mitt Romney on why the Hispanic vote continues to evade him and the GOP.
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Why Was a Video Featuring an Interracial Couple Filmed at Howard?
Jamilah Lemieux, writing at Ebony, parses her feelings about why a music video featuring the love story of a white girl and black guy gave her pause.
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Another Take on NPR's 'Black Men Want a Relationship' Findings
Clutch magazine's Danielle C. Belton digs a bit deeper into the results of a recent NPR survey indicating that black men are more interested than black women in getting into a committed relationship.
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Deval Patrick Got 'Drunk' After Tsarnaev's Arrest
The Massachusetts governor admits that he de-stressed after the marathon-bombing suspect's capture.
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Bet You Don't Know What Drowning Looks Like
And considering that black kids are almost three times as likely as white children to die this way, you probably should.
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Trayvon's Mom: I Will Have to Forgive Zimmerman
The week before the second-degree-murder trial for her son's killer begins, Sybrina Fulton opens up to the New York Times.
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Blacks and Hispanics 'Predisposed' to Crime: Really, Judge?
According to a complaint filed by civil rights groups, Judge Edith Jones wasn't just offensive when she made this absurd statement -- she violated the ethical provisions of the judicial code of conduct.
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