Katt Williams’ bizarre arrest: Only a comedian commits this type of crime. Teaser: It involved a landscaper, women throwing rocks and intimidation of a witness.
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The best of “race smart” sci-fi: A ColorLines contributor has offered up a 21st-century “people-of-color sci-fi list.” (The list contains everything from Janelle Monáe to Greg Pak to the first Pakistani sci-fi flick.) Now readers are weighing in on what they’re reading and watching.
Serena Williams excited to return to tennis after “death bed” illness: Williams has not played since being hospitalized with blood clots on her lung after cutting a foot following her fourth Wimbledon victory last year. “I’m so excited to be back,” she told the BBC. “I was on my death bed at one point — quite literally.”
College applications tricky for mixed-race students: The New York Times reports that the number of applicants who identify themselves as multiracial has mushroomed, “adding another layer of anxiety, soul- (and family-tree-) searching and even gamesmanship to the process.”
In other news: Alvin Greene Enrolls in Program to Avoid Obscenity Charges.
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