Why You’re Lucky That You’re White

The job you have, the home loan you got, and how your waiter treats you — ever wonder if that has anything to do with the way you look? I love that this group of college students decided that they wanted to find out, so they started a campaign to help people learn how to…

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Deepa Kunapuli

Mar 12, 2013

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