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Blackman-Mathis and the others were particularly irritated by a T-shirt that proclaimed "Who needs brains when you have these?" across the chest. The group held a news conference in October to demand Abercrombie & Fitch pull the shirts from their shelves.

Within days, Blackman-Mathis, Arnet and others were doing interviews on national and international networks. A week later, the clothesmaker agreed to stop selling shirts deemed offensive and to meet with the girls.

Disappearing Act

By Michael Gurian

Washington Post

Sunday, December 4, 2005

In the 1990s, I taught for six years at a small liberal arts college in Spokane, Wash. In my third year, I started noticing something that was happening right in front of me. There were more young women in my classes than young men, and on average, they were getting better grades than the guys. Many of the young men stared blankly at me as I lectured.

They didn't take notes as well as the young women. They didn't seem to care as much about what I taught -- literature, writing and psychology. They were bright kids, but many of their faces said, "Sitting here, listening, staring at these words -- this is not really who I am."

That was a decade ago, but just last month, I spoke with an administrator at Howard University in the District. He told me that what I observed a decade ago has become one of the "biggest agenda items" at Howard.