‘Fair Is Foul and Foul Ain’t Fair’ opens at Wofford College in honor of Women’s History Month
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If Mom and Dad Are Deported – Slate
Fearing arrest and expulsion, undocumented immigrants are racing to draft plans for their U.S.-born children.
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Before Agreeing to Meet, Oklahoma Lawmaker Asks Muslims, “Do You Beat Your Wife?” – Slate
That’s what a group of students discovered when they went to Bennett’s office last week and were handed the questionnaire.
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#BringHarrietHome – Harriet Tubman Home Announces First-Ever Crowdfunding Effort
A previously unrecorded photograph of the trailblazing abolitionist is going to auction later this month, and the Harriet Tubman Home historic site hopes to be the top bidder.
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Worse Than Tuskegee – Slate
Seventy years ago, American researchers infected Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhea, then left without treating them. Their families are still waiting for help.
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Can a Champion of Black Lives Matter Become Mayor of St. Louis? – The Nation
Tishaura Jones is running to “uproot racism” just a few miles from the streets where Michael Brown was murdered.
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War Consumes South Sudan, a Young Nation Cracking Apart – The New York Times
YAMBIO, South Sudan — Simon Burete was weeding his peanut field a few weeks ago when he saw smoke coming from his house. He ran as fast as he could.
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Ingrid LaFleur, Artist and Curator, Enters Detroit’s Mayoral Race – The New York Times
Actors have been mayors (Clint Eastwood). So have singers (Sonny Bono), high school football coaches (Rob Ford) and media moguls (Michael Bloomberg). Why not somebody from the art world?
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5 political numbers to watch – Politico
Steven Shepard on the political data that matters.
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A Tribe Called Quest’s Jarobi White & Chef Marcus Samuelsson on Cooking, Hip-Hop & Julia Child – Billboard
Standing in the kitchen of chef Marcus Samuelsson’s music-fueled Harlem eatery Streetbird Rotisserie, A Tribe Called Quest co-founder Jarobi White says, “I’m experiencing serious flashbacks.”
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