If you missed Tuesday’s Democratic debate in Ohio and then looked at a collection of headlines, you would think it had been an all out catfight between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. (Excuse the expression— I don’t want to be accused of sexism, maybe I should call it a decidedly manly term like a “battle” [...]
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Obama v Clinton in OH; don’t believe the headlines »
After years of recruiting only black athletes to play football, some of the nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have begun recruiting more white athletes, posing questions again about the continuing role and relevance of the HBCUs.
The Washington Post details what it calls a new “trend” among HBCUs, diving into the issue of whether [...]
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Defensive end at the HBCUs »
Major avant-garde dude Robbe-Grillet, who died this week, leaving the living to puzzle over his novels. Ha!
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Alain Robbe-Grillet, RIP »
Asked by Tavis about the fact that, in deciding who will be the Democratic party’s nominee for president, the party’s superdelegates may fail to reflect the will of the people, Hillary talks about how great it is, actually, because the superdelegates “know the candidates better” than the voters do anyway, that she’s worked really closely [...]
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It’s called cronyism »