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Reflections on Race from the Nation's Capital

Byron Williams | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics

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Byron Williams

We have certainly witnessed an unhinged element of the country that few would conclude were not racist. But should we make the nuts emblematic of the whole?

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Mad Men: "The Fog" -- HuffPost Review

William Bradley | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

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William Bradley

Five major plot developments in this episode -- named for the culmination of Betty Draper's pregnancy -- drive the action forward as we enter the middle of the season.

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2009 Gary Roosevelt High School Commencement Address

Robert D. Patterson | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

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Robert D. Patterson

I really wanted to help them understand that despite the positive changes in the current political landscape, they will need to be prepared for the inevitable backlash.

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Pete Seeger, "Folk Music" and the Left

Jesse Larner | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment

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Jesse Larner

As someone on the left who loves folk music, I understand that I'm supposed to feel mystically uplifted by the dean of activist folkies. But I never could stand Pete.

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What The Inauguration Means To Me

Robert D. Patterson | Posted 02.15.2009 | Living

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Robert D. Patterson

The significance of Obama's inauguration resides in the sweat, blood, and tears shed by our forefathers so that people of all races, creed, and gender could share in the American inheritance.

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