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Opinion Roundup

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Arturo R. García
How Roland Martin and CNN Got It Wrong

Racialicious Managing Editor Arturo R. García takes Martin to task for his insensitive Twitter remarks during the Super Bowl but raises the specter of a double standard at CNN.

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Dream Hampton
Roland Martin's Twitter Fail Can Become a Win

The fallout from Roland Martin's "homophobic" Super Bowl tweets can be used as a teachable moment for the journalist and the nation at a time when attacks on LGBT people appear to be on the rise, Dream Hampton blogs at Ebony.com.

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson
GOP Gave Obama No Choice on Super PACs

Blogging at EURweb, Earl Oari Hutchinson defends President Obama's reversal of a decision to lend his support to a super PAC run by a former aide. He says that Obama had no choice because super PACS are flooding Republican candidates' campaigns with millions of dollars.

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Failing the Black History Quiz

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Crazy Talk: BYUers on Black History

Sure, they're clueless about history -- but it's their take on what it means to be black now that really makes us cringe.

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Saving Lives

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Young Futurist: Cortlan Wickliff

 

Cortlan Wickliff's interest in the medical field developed early.

 

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Meet the Young Futurists

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Meet the Young Futurists

From a jewelry designer to a Rhodes scholar, these 25 budding innovators, ages 16 to 22, are changing the world in their own unique ways.

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Black Intellectuals Square Off

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Black Intellectuals Go at It Again

Cornel West is calling Melissa Harris-Perry a "fraud." Someone explain how this is productive.

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Obama Loves Science

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Obama: Techies Also Deserve the Spotlight

At the White House Science Fair, the president said that young inventors and researchers deserve as much attention as athletes are given.

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Santorum Wins Big

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Santorum Wins; Doubts About Romney

Blogging the Beltway: Victories don't give Santorum delegates, but they send a message from voters.

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