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Speech Sparks Candor on Race

Churches, advocates, universities say race taboos have been lifted

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 20, 2008 3:44 PM CDT

(Newser) – While a verdict on the political wisdom of Barack Obama’s race address might be months in the coming, the speech has sparked a national conversation on the topic, the New York Times reports—with universities, churches and TV commentators chiming in. The Tuesday speech... Read full story »

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