Blog: Racism News & Discrimination Cases
March 7th, 2013
Written by Laura Olson - A... in Race & Politics, race relation news, Latest News with 0 Comments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - GOP strategist Karl Rove said Saturday that rebuilding the Republican brand in California will be a tough task that will require them to diversify and create a strategy to spread their message to a wider audience.
Referring to the state party's deep losses in recent years, Rove said, it needs to focus on larger themes of restoring jobs and reducing government spending....
March 7th, 2013
Written by Josef Federman ... in race relation news, Religion's Mighty Rivers, Latest News with 1 Comments
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's decision to launch a pair of "Palestinian-only" bus lines in the West Bank on Monday - presented by the government as a goodwill gesture, assailed by critics as racism, and welcomed by Palestinian riders - is shining a light on the messy situation created by 45 years of military occupation and Jewish settlements in the area.
While full and formal peace remains distant,...
February 25th, 2013
Written by Laura Tillman -... in Education, the Great Equalizer, Latest News with 0 Comments
Two Mississippi colleges, Jackson State University, which is predominantly black and Millsaps College predominately white hosted conversations on race. The conversations were organized by Treshika Melvin, a senior psychology student at Millsaps College.
Last summer, Treshika Melvin read an essay that had her contacting everyone she knew. It was titled, "How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in...
February 25th, 2013
Written by Gary D. Roberts... in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Attorneys for those who challenged North Carolina's boundaries for General Assembly and congressional seats began making arguments over the heart of the litigation Monday, accusing out-of-state mapmakers of creating lines that diminished the influence of black voters.
Democratic voters and civil rights and election advocates want a three-judge panel hearing the case to...
February 14th, 2013
Written by Lucas L. Johnso... in Education, the Great Equalizer, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A proposal to eliminate affirmative action initiatives from higher education institutions in Tennessee slowed in the state Senate on Wednesday after lawmakers and educators said they were uncomfortable with the bill's language.
Action on the measure, sponsored by Republican Sen. Jim Summerville of Dickson, was delayed in the Senate Education Committee for a week. The...
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