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Race And Craigslist Dating: An Experiment A half-Vietnamese woman in Texas ran an experiment on Craigslist’s dating section: if she specified her race, what kinds of responses would she get? It turns out, detailing what you’re not rather than what you are could generate the most interesting, and thoughtful, responses. (Jezebel)

Essence Hires White Male Editor to Manage Workflow Black women’s magazine Essence recently hired Michael Bullderdick, a white man, to serve as the publication’s managing editor. Magazine sources say he will only be involved in workflow and production and will not have a say in editorial content. (Maynard Institute)

D.C. Running Out of Emergency Rental Assistance The District’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program is nearly exhausted. The fund is meant to prevent evictions and aids low-income District residents who are elderly, have children or are disabled. (Blog for the City)

D.C. residents gets 1-year reprieve on muni bond tax District residents worried about a new tax on their out-of-state municipal bonds get a full year before it goes into effect. Councilwoman Mary Cheh, who represents wealthy Ward 3, had originally said that she would introduce a new measure to raise the income tax on the wealthy to offset the money lost on the year reprieve. But she didn’t. (Washington Examiner )

Woman Calls TSA Hair Pat Down ‘Racially Motivated’ A black woman flying out of Seattle claims that airport security officials who pulled her aside to examine her hair — after she passed through a full-body scan — singled her out because she is black. ”The supervisor shows up and she says, ‘It’s our policy that we examine anything that poofs from the body,’” said Laura Adiele. “I’m looking around me at all these women with bigger hair, if you will, and I’m thinking ‘Why am I the only one being singled out here for poofy hair?’” A TSA spokesperson says the agency takes racism charges seriously but is confident the workers did their jobs properly. (TIME NewsFeed)