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Who learned what in Gates race debate

The flap over the arrest of the black Harvard scholar sparked a spirited national discussion, but did it turn out to be a ‘teachable moment’?
Gates case: What's race got to do with it?

A predominately white segment of America sees the incident as further evidence that the country is becoming a post-racial society. Many blacks disagree.
At picnic, Obama will be serving beer for a reason

The president's choice of beverages is an attempt to erase cultural lines between Gates and Crowley – and to strike a folksy note with Americans.

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.