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...terms of racial profiling, Yale law professor Tracey L. Meares said we should see two areas of police action: lawfulness and legitimacy. “When we think only in terms of lawfulness and unlawfulness, then there is no vocabulary and no capacity to deal with an African American man or anyone else who is reacting to a situation and calls it racial profiling,” said Meares...
...cultural exchange. Students receive DNA testing sponsored by National Geographic to explore their ancestry, for example, and work with an existing gallery on the Silk Road in New York’s National History Museum.The cross-cultural exchange epitomized by the Silk Road Ensemble mirrors the daily life of American youth, in particular those living in the city, says Steven Seidel, director of the Arts and Education program at the Graduate School of Education (GSE). “This generation of new cultural forms is a reality for sixth graders, but the traditional curriculum does not address these issues well...
...African American studies chair Professor Evelyn B. Higginbotham said that there would be a new course in which Wilson will use “The Wire” as a case study for poverty in America...
...show’s enthusiastic fan base contributed to the excitement surrounding the sold-out event, which was sponsored by the African American Studies Department and two local charitable organizations, the Boston Foundation and the Ella J. Baker House...
...even though candy doesn't pose much of a threat, trick-or-treating does carry safety hazards. According to the American College of Emergency Physicians, common Halloween injuries include eye wounds from sharp objects and burns from flammable costumes. The Poison Center's Banach notes that kids can have allergic reactions to face paint or makeup. "We always recommend that if you're using that kind of product, you test it out on a patch of skin before you put it all over your child to be the Incredible Hulk," she says. (Read "Paranormal Activity: A Horror Phenomenon...