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The ongoing verbal war between scholars and former colleagues and confidants Michael Eric Dyson and Cornel West continues to heat up Black Twitter and Facebook.

We'll see how much the Counter Stories crew has been touched by this feud and whether they view it as a distraction or an important debate.

Also, reaction to state Rep. Jim Newberger's remarks about a proposed rail line connecting north Minneapolis to the state prison in St. Cloud as well as Mr. Newberger's subsequent apology.

And, a couple celebrity screw-ups are on our radar.

How does the Counter Stories crew interpret the long-running feud between scholars and media figures Cornel West and Michael Eric Dyson?

The ongoing verbal war between scholars and former colleagues and confidants Michael Eric Dyson and Cornel West continues to heat up Black Twitter and Facebook.

We'll see how much the Counter Stories crew has been touched by this feud and whether they view it as a distraction or an important debate.

Also, reaction to state representative Jim Newberger's remarks about a certain train, North Minneapolis, and Mr. Newberger's subsequent apology.

And a couple celebrity screw-ups are on our radar.

Counter Stories: A war in black academia

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