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October 22, 2009
"Best of" lists love Portland, Austin, Minneapolis, and Denver--some of the nicest cities to live in the United States. Is it because nothing disturbs the racial peace?
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June 2, 2009
THE ROOT's recent article on "The Rise of The Black Hipster" certainly sparked a lively conversation on the web. My piece, which reported on the cultural appropriation of white hipster style by young black folks, and the similar theft of black street style by white folks, was more of a description than an argument. Walking the streets of my various cities, I wondered: What to make of the hybrid moment?
Richard Florida, Gawker, Murray Whyte and many others responded....
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