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  • ‘Barbecue’ vs. ‘Cookout’: What Race Has to Do With It

    Just in time for your July 4th gatherings, the debate about which one is better rages on

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    Jenée Desmond-Harris






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    July 1, 2021
  • Blacks Get Weave; Can Whites Get Locks?

    “I’m an African-American woman. My good friend, who is a white male, very progressive and pretty much a hippie, is thinking about getting dreadlocks. He’s been asking me for my opinion about it and whether it would be offensive to black people, and I’m not sure. I don’t know if it’s fair to say, ‘Don’t…

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    Jenée Desmond-Harris






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    June 18, 2013
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