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The Blackening excels at subverting the very stereotypes it plays upon for its humour.
A college readiness scholar says the new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies has been weakened by political pressure from the right.
The US has about 40 centres that focus on African studies. Africa has only three looking the other way.
A recent Pew survey reported that young African-Americans are more likely to be both victims and perpetrators of cyberbullying. Why?
In the US and South Africa, “passing” as another race has a long and painful history. Controversial American Rachel Dolezal’s “passing” to justify her identity makes a mockery of such histories.
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