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by Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. onNovember 24, 2012
Given recent cases at Ole Miss and Towson U, Obama's win still rankles some young voters.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onNovember 7, 2012
Just "drunk college kids"? Footage from a school with a troubled racial history shows students lighting Obama-Biden signs on fire last night.
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by Demetria L. Lucas onOctober 23, 2012
The Root's contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas, horrified by the conspiracy theories surrounding Courtney Roxanne Pearson's election, writes at Essence that we should support her in the face of the racism, colorism and size discrimination that her story has brought to light.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onOctober 9, 2012
Fifty years after he became the University of Mississippi's first black student, James Meredith thinks that
events in his honor are misguided.
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by Cord Jefferson onSeptember 22, 2010
The decision at Ole Miss to dump Colonel Reb, its controversial mascot, is long overdue. There's nothing to celebrate about slave ownership and rebellion.
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by Nsenga Burton onSeptember 20, 2010
After years of complaints, Ole Miss bans sale of items bearing Colonel Reb mascot.
