Yi Fang Chen’s son certainly had the grades to get into New York City’s prestigious Stuyvesant High School. Just one problem: He’s the wrong race. Chen’s son was the victim of the city’s Discovery Program, which was meant to be a limited, optional back door into the city’s specialized high schools for disadvantaged students who failed to meet the…
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Someone start up a “D-Fence” chant in Pittsburgh. The top of the second round of the NFL draft could see a run on defensive talent after only two cornerbacks, two defensive tackles, two safeties and…