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Ohio bakery accused of racism receives $25 million pay out in libel suit

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Oberlin College must pay $11 million after jury claims it wrongly accused bakery of racism

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Carmen Ambar becomes Oberlin College’s first black president

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Oberlin student says racist campus postings a ‘joke’

OBERLIN, Ohio (AP) — A college student acknowledged posting anti-Islam fliers and racist cards around the campus of the historically liberal Oberlin College earlier this year, saying he meant them as a ‘joke’ to provoke a reaction…
/ August 26, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Lena Dunham tweets about alma mater's racism troubles

OBERLIN, Ohio (AP) – Lena Dunham is urging her fellow ‘Obies’ to stick together as her alma mater in Ohio wrestles with reports of racism…
/ March 5, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Oberlin College cancels classes amid ‘hate-related incidents’

TODAY – Ohio’s famed Oberlin College suspended classes on Monday after a person was spotted on campus wearing what appeared to be a white KKK robe, the latest in a string of more than a dozen racially charged incidents on campus…
/ March 5, 2013