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James Derham, First African American to Practice Medicine in the U.S.

Kate Kelly | Posted 04.09.2012

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Kate Kelly

Because James Derham lived in the late eighteenth century, the information about his is thin. But even with not too much information, his story is clear, James Derham was the first African American to practice medicine in the U.S.

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'Slave Earrings' On Italian 'Vogue'

Posted 12.05.2011

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Apparently looking like a slave is hot in Italy. So, after purchasing your "Nigger-brown" bag from eBay you can complete the look with a pair of "Slav...

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Mark Twain's Language: "Bad" Words Then and Now

Hugh Rawson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hugh Rawson

The text of Huckleberry Finn includes more than two hundred instances of the controversial word. But this doesn't say very much about the author himself.

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The Real N-Word Is "Nonsense"

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth C. Davis

Some readers, along with educators and parents, have been offended by the use of a word that makes people uncomfortable -- with good reason. News flash: Art is supposed to make us uncomfortable.

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Reading The Constitution

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

The newly-Republican House of Representatives is going to start off their tenure reading the entire Constitution on the floor of the House. There's one problem with this: Who gets to read the uncomfortable bits?

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Pavlovian Sleight-of-Words

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

This is is the process of de-conditioning/re-conditioning that might come in handy with the problem of overeating. That's right, dear reader, I am still writing about mindless eating and how to make it mindful.

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Our Shared Inheritance

Robert D. Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert D. Patterson

On this chilly January day I yearned for the warmth of July 4th, the warmth that comes from knowing you belong in the land your ancestors toiled upon as slaves, and died for in wars.

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