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    Is Black Pop Culture to Blame?

    Radio "shock jock" Don Imus won't be simulcast by MSNBC any more.  CBS radio will suspend him for two weeks starting Monday, giving him time to meet with the Rutgers women's basketball team, the group he referred to as "nappy-headed ho's."  Imus did not invent the phrase that brought him so much trouble.  Will whatever happens to him make a…

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Radio "shock jock" Don Imus won't be simulcast by MSNBC any more. CBS radio will suspend him for two weeks starting Monday, giving him time to meet with the Rutgers women's basketball team, the group he referred to as "nappy-headed ho's." Imus did not invent the phrase that brought him so much trouble. Will whatever happens to him make a difference? John Ridley is a screenwriter and a frequent commentator on National Public Radio.

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    As Feds Play Politics, Local Solutions to Immigration Emerge
    1. 1:34Suicide Bomb Hits Iraq's Green Zone, Baghdad Bridge
    2. 7:34Is Illegal Immigration a Burden or a Blessing?
    3. 42:32Is Black Pop Culture to Blame?You’re reading this
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