Baggy Pants
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Are sagging pants more than just a fad and do they symbolize a generation of losers? Dr. James Ewers, associate dean of Student Affairs at Miami University, talks about this fashion statement and its impact on student...
The Sister Souljah Controversy: Q&A with Tony
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It all began when The Washington Post quoted rap performer Sister Souljah as saying: “If Black people kill Black people every day, why not have a week and kill White people.” (1523)
The Down Low: No Longer a Secret
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Articulate and out-spoken, Keith Boykin, author of Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies, and Denial in Black America, exposes a secret fraternity called the “down low,” which some say is the cause of the high incidence of H...
Does the Davis-Bacon Act Cause Black Unemployment?
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The Davis-Bacon Act is a federal law that costs taxpayers $1 billion annually in inflated construction costs and more than $100 million in administrative costs. This law, says the Institute For Justice, was created wi...
The Conference that Never Happened
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The rhetoric of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict engulfed the U.N. World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa into so much turmoil that it never got around to its main agenda. Among the guests is Elisa M...
Is Black-Only Good Science?
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A recent decision by the Federal Drug Administration to approve a prescription drug for self-identified Blacks has been met with mixed reviews. While some established medical organizations approve of the drug’s use, ...
Who Really Killed MLK?
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The legacy of civil rights activist Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. is indelibly etched in the fabric of American history. A Memphis jury threw out the lone-gunman theory in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination and...
