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Roundtable: Al Sharpton Facing Tax Trouble?

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Al Sharpton speaks during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in October 2007.

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May 14, 2008

The Internet is buzzing about Al Sharpton's supposed problems with the tax man.

On today's bloggers' roundtable, Farai Chideya moderates a discussion about that, plus more controversy surrounding the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, and Morehouse College graduating its first white valedictorian.

Joining in the conversation are Arlene Fenton of Black Women Vote; Jozen Cummings of Vibe magazine's Speak Easy; and Duane Brayboy of Black Informant.

Valedictorian Makes History

May 14, 2008

Morehouse College in Atlanta is a historically black college for men, famous for graduating prominent African American leaders, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. But this year, for the first time ever, the valedictorian of Morehouse is white. Joshua Packwood explains why he chose Morehouse and what it has been like to be a minority on campus.

 
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