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'What Matters': What is Good Hair?
Short or Long, Straight or Curly. What is good hair? Actress Nia Long joined Tony Harris to share the meaning of "Good Hair."
Morehouse Dress Code Debate
What college students are wearing on campus is creating quite a buzz at Morehouse College in Atlanta. The historically African-American college is taking a stance and implenting a policy for students to wear more appropriate attire. Do you think colleges should have dress codes? We want to hear your thoughts.
Our T.J. Holmes checked in with our education contributor Dr. Steve Perry for his take on this topic.
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Minorities Denied Mortgages
A lot of people are getting stung by the housing and credit crisis. But minorities may be getting the worst of it. Housing expert Clyde Anderson explains why to CNN's Betty Nguyen
Join Betty Nguyen and TJ Holmes weekend mornings in the CNN Newsroom, 6am ET/ 3am PT.
"Barack Like Me"
Here's what you missed when comedian David Alan Grier stopped by CNN and chatted with our Betty Nguyen and T. J. Holmes. Check it out:
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College Dress Code Debate
Morehouse College in Atlanta, a historically African-American school known for some pretty distinguished and notable graduates like Dr. Martin Luther King Junior, civil rights leader Julian Bond and former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher. Young men took pride in how they looked and carried themselves across the campus. When Doctor King went there men wore neck-ties and jackets. Well, fast-forward to 2009 where some young men are wearing sagging pants, lewd-T-shirts, pajamas or even women's clothes to class. Now Morehouse is taking a stance and implenting a policy for students to wear more appropriate attire. Do you think colleges should have dress codes? We want to hear your thoughts.
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Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License - Your thoughts?
The actions of a justice of the peace in Louisiana who refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple have prompted some top officials to call for his dismissal.
A whole lot of folks have had a whole lot to say about this story. Leave your comments below. We may use some of them this morning in the CNN Newsroom.
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Coming up this morning in the CNN Newsroom...
The Pakistani army launches a ground offensive in response to a surge in attacks by Taliban militants. Is this latest wave of violence in Pakistan affecting White House discussions on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan?
The U.S. government runs a $1.42 trillion deficit in fiscal 2009, making it the worst year on record since World War II.
A new government study says the housing collapse has made it harder for Blacks and Latinos to get mortgages. Is this the new normal? Housing expert Clyde Anderson weighs in.
President Obama and Vice President Biden - back on the campaign trail? Our Paul Steinhauser tells us about that.
And Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys talks with TJ Holmes about her Keep a Child Alive humanitarian organization.
Grab a cup of coffee, save the dishes for later, and join us in the CNN Newsroom, beginning 6am ET/ 3am PT.
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