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Sidelined: Jeremy Lin and How Race Keeps Players Out of the Game
The New York Knicks' latest phenom could possibly have been an all-star years ago. Did his ethnicity hold him back?
Education
Only Four Percent of College Students Are Black Males
A new study sheds some light on how to grow their ranks.
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Meet the Young, Black Entrepreneurs Remaking New Orleans
New Orleans' renaissance isn't just due to educated white kids. It's also thanks to young black professionals from around the country.
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In an OWS Era, Americans Are Much More Aware of Class Tension
Income inequality now trumps both race and immigration as our country's biggest perceived tension.
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The Santorum Effect: Why Sex and Culture Debates Are Recession-Proof
Rick Santorum is right: sex and civil rights are important public policy issues.
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An Ode to a 'Poor Black Kid' I Never Knew: How Forbes Gets Poverty Wrong
Forbes writer Gene Marks today tells us what he'd do if he were destitute and black. Here's what a poor minority kid I knew did.
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How Arizona's Draconian Immigration Law Could Change the Entire Country
Arizona's immigration law has a good chance of being upheld by the Supreme Court.
Lifestyle
The Vicious Cycle of Status Envy: Why We Buy Things We Can't Afford
Retail therapy may be a quick fix to boost our sense of status, but in the end, it kicks us when we're down.
Culture
Reality Doesn't Have to Bite: Five Shows That Aren't Totally Terrible
Reality TV shows are here to stay, so we might as well celebrate the ones that don't suck.
Lifestyle
Bone Dry: Amit Gupta and the South Asian Bone Marrow Problem
Amit Gupta is battling more than cancer: He is South Asian, and so the people most likely to match his bone marrow are less less likely to give it up.
Culture
Time, Place, and Race: What Makes a Halloween Costume Offensive?
“Some people behave like complete jackasses when they’re in costume.”
Lifestyle
Dealbreaker: I Was Her 'Black Friend'
Loving her from a distance meant never having to deal with how my feelings complicated my identity as a straight black woman.
Culture
The Complexion Question
A multiracial writer traverses space and time to find the definitive answer to, “What are you?”
Lifestyle
Dealbreaker: He's Got an Asian Fetish
I wasn't even out of high school when men began greeting me with "konichiwa, beautiful" on the street. (I am not Japanese).
Education
It's Time to Take the Black Male Achievement Crisis Seriously
We know the statistics, but what will it take for us to fully commit to implementing the changes needed to solve the crisis?
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Neo-Slavery, Neo-Colonialism, and Solutions to Black Unemployment
"Enterprise zones," where people are exploited, aren't the key to solving black unemployment, but "charter cities" might be.
Culture
The Upside of The Help Controversy: It Made Us Talk About Race
The Help has been accused of revisionism and racism. But it's also made a young black media activist want to record her grandma's story.
Culture
Flowchart: Which Movie Will Help You Alleviate Your White Guilt?
Entertainment options for the racially conscious white person who wants to feel better about her place in history
