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For potty mouths
The Baltimore SunIf you are of delicate sensibilities, you do not want to be in the newsroom of a daily newspaper on deadline, because the swearing then and there is heartfelt, vocal, and repetitious.* But journalists have a complicated relationship with bad words,...Tags: University of Oxford, Entertainment Events, F-bomb Dropping
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UC Irvine fraternity being investigated over 'racist' video
Officials at UC Irvine have launched an investigation after a public outcry over a recent video produced by students from a fraternity that showed a person in blackface. Thomas Parham, UC Irvine's vice chancellor for student affairs, said Thursday...
Tags: Social Issues
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'The Big Wedding' review: These aren't tears of joy
0.5 stars (out of four) A comedy that provokes only sadness, “The Big Wedding” features several stars that a casting agent would hire if trying to exact revenge on me personally. So no, I didn't go into “The Big Wedding” expecting...
Tags: The Big Wedding (movie), Marriage, Family, Social Issues, Weddings
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READER SUBMITTED: YWCA Hartford Region Takes A Stand Against Racism: City Of Hartford And Mayor Segarra Join In
HartfordYWCA Hartford Region will host its annual Stand Against Racism event on Friday, April 26. Stand Against Racism is a program of YWCA aimed at raising awareness that racism still exists in our communities and can no longer be ignored or tolerated. YWCA...Tags: Justice and Rights, Pedro E. Segarra, Civil Rights, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Blackface video sparks anger at UCI
A UC Irvine fraternity is trying to distance itself from a member-produced video featuring a man in blackface. But UCI's Black Student Union says it's an example of racial insensitivity that is common on campus. This month, members of Lambda Theta...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Social Issues, Education, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jackie Robinson's Legacy As 'The Greatest'
The Hartford CourantYears ago, sportscaster Howard Cosell was asked to name his all-time favorite athlete. Obviously, the most prominent sports journalist of his era would name the man who made Cosell famous: Ali. Wrong. "That's an easy one,'' Cosell said, spacing...Tags: Hank Aaron, Derek Jeter, Rashied Ali, Sociology, Arts and Culture
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Seething fury of 'Angry Little Girls' coming to your TV
Yeah, that's her, staring you down, eyes blazing, cursing under her breath. She's a piece of work with zigzag black bangs, a blood-red shirt and hands firmly planted on hips. When the guy who's in love with her inches forward, telling her, "I can't live...
Tags: Cartoons, Apple iPhone, Colleges and Universities, Margaret Cho, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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The shame of deference
WASHINGTON -- Two of the three most infamous Supreme Court decisions were erased by events. The Civil War and postwar constitutional amendments effectively overturned Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), which held that blacks could never have rights that...
Tags: Federal Communications Commission, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Radio, Entertainment, University of California, San Diego
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'Reluctant Fundamentalist' Review: Missed Opportunity to Weigh In on Anti-Muslim Discrimination
ReutersApr 25 (TheWrap.com) - You could argue that the opening-weekend box office for "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" could be either hurt or helped by the recent alleged actions of a pair of not-so-reluctant ones in Boston, but this isn't a financial projection,...Tags: Justice and Rights, Movies, The Reluctant Fundamentalist (movie), Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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President Obama: When making nice can be naughty
Does it matter that President Obama was right? That Kamala Harris is “the best-looking attorney general in the country”? Not really. As a quip, it failed; as an attempt at gallantry, it didn’t need saying. The president cushioned his...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hillary Clinton, Kamala D. Harris, Employment Opportunities, White House
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Column: The shame of deference
WASHINGTON — Two of the three most infamous Supreme Court decisions were erased by events. The Civil War and postwar constitutional amendments effectively overturned Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), which held that blacks could never have rights...Tags: The Washington Post, Federal Communications Commission, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Al-Qaeda, Radio
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Race and geography may influence late-stage kidney care
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - At the end of life, black kidney disease patients are more likely than white patients to continue intensive dialysis instead of choosing hospice care, according to a new study. Researchers also found that racial differences in...Tags: Medicare, Diseases and Illnesses, Kidney Disease, University of Washington, Dialysis
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