The boys, known as the “Central Park Five,” lived in prison for over a decade, but had their sentences vacated in 2002, when another person confessed to the crime and DNA evidence linked him to the case. http://thkpr.gs/1i9f0jg
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How Gifted And Talented Programs Reinforce Class And Race Inequities
Christina Torres knows what it’s like to be one of very few gifted students of color in a classroom of mostly white students. After one of her teachers advocated for her, giving her the opportunity to retake the test for the gifted and talented track after she missed by only a couple points, Torres said she was disconnected from many of the other Latino kids at school, most of whom attended regular classes.RIP Phife Dawg: Hip-Hop Mourns The Funky Diabetic
Malik Taylor, better known as Phife Dawg, has died at 45. The rapper’s grounded vignettes and snappy delivery made the perfect counterpoint to A Tribe Called Quest colleague Q-Tip’s silky-smooth weirdness. The group’s five albums between their 1990 debut and 1998 breakup helped secure hip-hop’s place in the pantheon of American art.
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Tp’s Adrienne Varkiani takes down islamaphobia after the Brussels attack
Congresswoman Called ‘Exotic’ And 'Beautiful’ In Article On Foreign Policy Experience
A new article in the National Review, ostensibly about the foreign policy stances of Hawaii House member Tulsi Gabbard, begins: “She’s young, she’s hip, and she’s beautiful. She’s also a combat veteran and a Democrat.” This is just under the headline, which reads: “Meet the Beautiful, Tough Young Democrat Who’s Turning Heads by Challenging Obama’s Foreign Policy.”