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Black Colleges React to Low Point in Fashion Premium Link

Black Colleges React to Low Point in Fashion 1

Ben Torres, Al Dia, MCT, Newscom

Historically black colleges are cracking down on "unbridled" personal expression, like saggy pants.

When Morehouse College recently announced 11 rules for how students should dress, it was No. 9 that got all the attention. That's the rule forbidding students at the all-male, historically black college from wearing women's clothes, including dresses, tunics, and pumps. Critics said the move was intolerant, even homophobic. Lost in the cross-dressing controversy was an underlying issue: Why...

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