'Acting White': Did Desegregation Hurt African Americans?
Is there an anti-academic culture among black youth?
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Last year, for apparently the first time, more non-Hispanic white people died than were born. Other trends confirmed by the Census compilation of population estimates for the year 2012 were expected: the U.S. population is shifting to the Southwest, getting older, with more people moving to cities.
Is there an anti-academic culture among black youth?
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