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Racial Tensions on Campus
Racially charged incidents on college campuses are on the increase. What happened to the expectation that the "millennial generation" would live in "a post racial society?"
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenFrom the red state of Mississippi to the blue state of California; from the Midwest to the Ivy League, racially charged incidents on college and university campuses are on the increase. What happened to the expectation that the "millennial generation" would live in "a post racial society?" Also, who's in charge in Crimea? On today's Talking Point, will reality beat fiction for Sunday's Oscars?
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3 storiesWho's in Charge in Crimea?
The New York Times reports that "armed men of uncertain allegiance" took up position at two airports in Ukraine's Crimean region today.
Read the story8 minFifty Years after the Civil Rights Era: Racism on Campus
The election of America's first black President led to predictions that the US was on its way to becoming "post-racial," led by the "millennial generation." But at colleges and universities, in blue states as well as red, complaints about racially charged incidents have increased by 55% since 2009.
Read the story35 minIs Fact Worth More than Fiction at the Oscars?
Nine films are up for Best Picture when the Academy of Motion Pictures hands out the Oscars on Sunday. All but three are based, at least roughly, on real events. Will some version of fact trump fiction? What about box office?
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