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A set of expressive cartoon hands making a variety of gestures.

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White Skin, Black Emojis?

6:00am March 21, 2018

by Kumari Devarajan

This week on Ask Code Switch: Is it OK for a white teenager to use emojis that don't match her skin color? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Christopher Mensah, owner and tattoo artist at the Pinz-N-Needlez tattoo shop in Washington, D.C., creates the outline for Oshun Afrique's 35th tattoo.

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Arts

For Tattoo Artists, Race Is In the Mix When Ink Meets Skin

4:35pm December 01, 2016

by Parth Shah

Skin tone is only part of the challenge for an oft-tattooed customer who wants to see herself reflected in the "human canvases" of tattoo artists.

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Grains of uncooked rice dwarf this book louse. Though book lice thrive in most human homes, they largely go unnoticed.

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Science
Environment
Health & Safety

Meet The Tiny Critters Thriving In Your Carpet, Kitchen And Bed

10:56am May 11, 2016

by Josh Cassidy

Dust mites, gall wasps and book lice don't bite, but they might make you wheeze. Scientists found about 100 types of arthropods wiggling or munching skin flakes in typical homes. Take a look.