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University of Oklahoma professor said a recent column in the campus newspaper was filled with racial stereotypes, but she is glad the student felt open enough, at least at the time, to express his views. The
Oklahoma Daily ran a column Sept. 1 in which
Kyle West described his late-night trip to a chicken joint in
northeast Oklahoma City and his fear of the predominantly black neighborhood. The column was headlined, "Chicken to die for.” The column was pulled off the newspaper’s Web site that morning after the Daily received a flurry of e-mails and calls that expressed anger or disappointment. The newspaper announced Thursday that it would sponsor a forum on racial perceptions Friday at the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Read more at:
http://newsok.com/ou-student-column-spurs-race-talks/article/3402497
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