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Hawaii High School Plagued With Racial Tension
HONOLULU (AP) - A high school on Hawaii's Big Island was temporarily closed after officials say racial tension and multiple fights culminated in a brawl involving 20 to 30 students, with eight arrests.
Police and state education officials said Kealakehe High School in Kailua-Kona was closed as teachers and administrators figured out how to get control of problems with students as they began finals exams.
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Descendant Slaves Of Cherokee Nation Seek Rights
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Descendants of slaves owned by members of the Cherokee Nation can sue the current chief in an attempt to restore their tribal memberships, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia overturned a lower court's ruling that the case could not proceed because the tribe was not a defendant in the case and couldn't be compelled to abide by the court's ruling.
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Zenit Fans Demand All-White Heterosexual Team
MOSCOW (AP) - Fans of two-time defending Russian champion Zenit St. Petersburg are calling for non-white and gay players to be excluded from the team, another sign of the racism that is plaguing the country that will host the World Cup in 2018.
Landscrona, the largest Zenit supporters' club, released a manifesto Monday demanding the club field an all-white, heterosexual team. It added that "dark-skinned players are all but forced down Zenit's throat now, which only brings out a negative reaction" and said gay players were "unworthy of our great city."
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Debunking Racist Stereotypes About Latinos
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A group in Nebraska is asking young people to participate in a statewide photography exhibit themed around the Latino community.
The Nebraska Latino American Commission says students should submit work that shows Latinos in Nebraska participating in everyday life. Entries must be taken in the state and can include people of any ethnicity.
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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio Still Under Fire
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has dismissed an Arizona sheriff's office from a lawsuit alleging the agency carried out a pattern of discrimination against Latinos in its immigration patrols but rejected a request to dismiss Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio from the case.
The ruling filed Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver marks a net loss for Arpaio and means the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit against the sheriff and Maricopa County can move forward in court.
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Minorities Babies Can Ease Racial Tension — Finally
Now a majority among babies, racial and ethnic minorities in US to outnumber whites by 2043.
White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That's part of a historic shift that already is reshaping the nation's schools, workforce and electorate, and is redefining long-held notions of race.
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Hampden Sydney Expels Student In Racially Charged Election Protest
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - One student has been expelled and three others are being punished for their roles in a racially charged uproar on a Virginia college campus the night of President Barack Obama's re-election, the school said Thursday.
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African-American Children Left Behind in Education in Ohio
Ohio has one of the top high-school graduation rates in the nation for white students, but one of the lowest for African Americans. The racial gap - fourth largest among the states - must be closed.
Across Ohio, 80 percent of high school students get a diploma, according to the U.S. Department of Education. But 85 percent of white students graduate, while only 59 percent of their black classmates join them at commencement.
Poor students in Ohio also have a harder time making it through school: Only 65 percent complete high school....
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Recurrence of Racism in English Football
LONDON (AP) — The head of English football expressed concern Monday about the recurrence of racism and crowd trouble after Sunday's Manchester derby was marred by United defender Rio Ferdinand being hit by a coin and a fan arrested for racist abuse.
Coins had been aimed at the United players previously during the game at City, and one hit Ferdinand after Robin van Persie's stoppage-time goal clinched a 3-2 win for United.
A City fan also ran onto the pitch toward Ferdinand but was stopped by City goalkeeper Joe Hart, while a fan was arrested for alleged racial chants.
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Conversation Of The Week XXXXII: White Teachers Confront Racial Inequity In The Classroom
Each week, the White Privilege Conference and the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, housed at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS), hosts a half hour radio show called Intersections Radio that features an interview with a different author, scholar, and/or speaker.
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