Kids hate-tweet Obama, echoing what they hear at home
A Tumblr of high-schoolers' awful tweets reveals that racism still gets passed on from generation to generation
Friday, Nov 16, 2012 9:06 PM UTC 62Elections 2012 Elections, Obama, GOP, Racism
Marie Myung-Ok Lee
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Paul Ryan’s poverty tourism
A soup kitchen is just a photo op for the V.P. candidate -- and the 47 percent mere props for a campaign
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Akin is the GOP
His remarks reveal, again, what Republicans believe about abortion, and women
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What everyone gets wrong about Jeremy Lin
The NBA star does not transcend race. Instead of upending stereotypes, he owns them -- unapologetically
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 7:30 PM UTC 51Life Jeremy LIn, Basketball, Race
Interview With My Bully: When I confronted my bully about racism
In seventh grade, Mary's "ching-a-ling" routine scarred me. But years later, she was the one who cried victim
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Marie Myung-Ok Lee’s essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, the Guardian, the Washington Post. She's a regular contributor to Slate. The author of the novel "Somebody’s Daughter," she teaches creative writing at Brown and Columbia. Find her on Twitter @MarieMyungOkLee and on Facebook.
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