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After last week's spate of Islamophobic remarks by Republican candidates, GOP presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson has delivered another doozy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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The treatment the 14-year-old science buff received from police and school authorities is emblematic of the obstacles children of color face—even when they have educational privilege. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 16, 2015
Texas freshman Ahmed Mohamed's engineering project should have met with high marks and encouragement from his high school's authorities, but instead the 14-year-old Muslim's creation, a carefully wired clock housed in a pencil case, landed him in handcuffs earlier this week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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