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Part of the wall that was built in 1940 has since been painted over with a mural. Detroit1701.org/Collection maintained at the Univ. of Michigan by Ren Farley and Judy Mullin hide caption

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Racial, Regional Divide Still Haunt Detroit's Progress

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Scott Spencer, writing for the first time under the pen name Chase Novak, is the best-selling author of Endless Love and A Ship Made of Paper. Wendy Ewald hide caption

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'Breed': A Pseudonym To Pen A Tale Of Horror

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To get security clearance for jobs in the military or the government, applicants must say whether they've undergone counseling in recent years. Some experts say this question — known as Question 21 — is discouraging people from applying for jobs or from getting help. Chris Hondros/Getty Images hide caption

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Can Counseling Complicate Your Security Clearance?

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Grizzly Bear's newest full-length, Shields, is one of a heaping handful of exciting new rock albums out this month. Tom Hines/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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What To Hear Now: This Month In Rock Records

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