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A Boston police officer was fired on Friday for sending an e-mail last July that contained racial slurs about African-American Studies Professor Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr.
In his e-mail, Officer Justin Barrett, referred to Gates as a "jungle monkey.” The one-paragraph, page-long tirade was written in response to a column that was published in The Boston Globe in July about Gates' arrest.
"[Y]ou state Gates is 'this immensely famous expert on race' - you really have to be kidding me? Famous for what? Expert why and says who?"
Vonn's shin hurts even though she's not applying any pressure. Imagine how it would feel trying to navigate the gates while flying at 60 m.p.h. down a mountain. During the Torino Olympics, Vonn crashed during downhill training and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. Doctors thought she might...
Souter follows in a long line of distinguished commencement day speakers that most recently have included Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, author J.K. Rowling, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.