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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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The Problem With 'the Black Whatever'
Alisha Tillery speaks out against the tendency to compare black people to white icons in a piece for Clutch magazine.
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Absent Dads Make Girls Into Sluts? Come On
At xoJane, Helena Andrews, a contributing editor at The Root, rejects the idea that an absent father makes for a promiscuous daughter.
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Ode to the Black Tiger Mother
The Root Contributing Editor Farai Chideya, in a piece for the Huffington Post, calls single black mothers Tiger Moms and applauds them for overcoming challenges to raise strong black men and women.
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Serena Williams: Built Like a Monster Truck?
A story in Rolling Stone magazine compares the athlete's body to the oversized vehicle.
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Frederick Douglass Statue Unveiled in US Capitol
The abolitionist is now memorialized in Emancipation Hall.
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84 Arrests in North Carolina's 'Moral Monday' Protests
Protesters continue to denounce GOP agenda items such as voter-ID legislation, cuts to education spending and the rejection of Medicaid expansion under Obamacare.
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Mistrial in Case of Detroit Cop Who Shot 7-Year-Old
After three days of deliberations in the involuntary manslaughter case, jurors couldn't reach a verdict.
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Trayvon Martin: The Latest
Trayvon Martin's family has "every confidence" Zimmerman will be convicted. Plus: During jury selection, lawyers look for hidden agendas.
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