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  • Out of My Racial Comfort Zone: Why a Predominantly White College Was Best for Me

    Editor’s note: In honor of the movie Dear White People, a satirical drama about race and culture at a fictional Ivy League college, we decided to ask two black students to explain why they love or hate their experiences at a predominantly white institution of higher learning. Read part 2 here. Dear White People opens Friday.…

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    Arlevea Freeman






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    October 14, 2014
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