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Black Boys Punished Severely in Preschool
In a blog entry at The Root DC, editor Robert E. Pierre examines startling statistics that show expulsion rates of black boys at state-funded prekindergartens to be three times the rate of white children. He concludes that it is time to close the gap in how discipline is meted out. The statistics, the first time…
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Christmas, the Height of Hypocrisy
In a blog entry at The Root DC, editor Robert E. Pierre looks at the spirit of giving during Christmas. He interviews a pastor who says that people give in abundance during the holidays, but stop as soon as the season ends. He challenges us to continue giving long after the holidays end. The Rev.…
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FAMU Band Director Threatens Suit Over Firing
In his column at The Root DC, editor Robert E. Pierre addresses hazing on college campuses, following the firing of longtime Florida A&M band director Julian White after the death of a drum major. White’s lawyer told the Associated Press that he had been trying to stop hazing without school support, Pierre writes. The weekend…
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Redskins Gave Black Fans Reasons to Dislike Them
In a blog entry at The Root DC, Editor Robert E. Pierre checks in on the reason for the Washington Redskins’ popularity among blacks. He says that while the team’s origins are rooted in racism, blacks became more accepting after the owners signed their first black players in 1962. Many of those players became ambassadors…
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Hair Tactics: Why I Cut my Dreadlocks
It was Good Friday, when barbershops are notoriously busy, and there I waswaiting alongside grandfathers and school-age boys.My last visit to a barber had been in 1995, and it showed; locks flowing well past my shoulders.The decision to cut them was a long time coming. But every time I thought about it, I remembered how…
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