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Harvard University

Rapper Tyga arrives at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Tyga to perform at Harvard show despite opposition

Associated Press
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) - Tyga is set to perform at Harvard University despite opposition from critics who've signed a petition seeking to keep him away...
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Study: Black students taught racial pride do better In school

Clutch Magazine
The study found that “racial socialization”—teaching kids about their culture and involving them in activities that promote racial pride and connection—helps to offset the discrimination and racial prejudices children face by the outside world.
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Study: Criminal records site uses racial profiling

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - A recent Harvard study has found that criminal records website InstantCheckmate.com uses racial profiling when advertising its services...
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William Bain Jr. (right) and Mitt Romney, at Bain's offices in Copley Plaza. (Photo by Justine Schiavo/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Romney's 'binders' backlash not new

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - According to the Huffington Post, this foot in mouth feeling surrounding women's issues is not entirely a new one for the Massachusetts governor...
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Kyle Casey #30 of the Harvard Crimson drives against Dai-Jon Parker #24 of the Vanderbilt Commodores in the first half of the game during the second round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at The Pit on March 15, 2012 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Harvard basketball star withdraws amid academic cheating scandal

Associated Press
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Harvard basketball co-captain Kyle Casey plans to withdraw from school amid a cheating scandal that also may involve other athletes, according to several reports...
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Diploma of 1st black Harvard grad found

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The diploma of the first African-American Harvard graduate has been discovered in an abandoned home on the South Side of Chicago...
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Critical question: Who was the real Derrick Bell?

Edward Wyckoff Williams
OPINION - Derrick Bell and fellow law professors in the 70s and 80s understood that though blacks had technically gained equality before the law, whites continued to experience disproportionate power, wealth and opportunity...
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1st tenured black professor at Harvard Law dies

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NEW YORK (AP) - A civil rights scholar who became the first tenured black professor at Harvard Law School has died. Derrick Bell was 80...
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Harvard trains professors to integrate black history

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - College teachers around the country are participating in a summer institute aimed at integrating more black history into classrooms...
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Tyra Banks means business at Harvard

Deron Dalton
VIDEO - Already a supermodel, actress and TV producer -- Tyra Banks has now added Harvard business student to her list of career choices...
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