Setting It Straight
First Woman Of Banking: Mary G. Roebling
Mary G. Roebling’s ground-breaking efforts paved the path for millions of other women in banking.
Roebling was born Mary Gindhart on July 29, 1905, in Collingswood, New Jersey. Her family was well off, and she lived in a Victorian mansion called Hemlock Hall. As a child, she earned pocket money by selling strawberries for a penny a box.
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Germans Confront Truths About Racism
Revelations that a string of unsolved killings may have been a cold-blooded neo-Nazi campaign against ethnic Turks have shaken the nation, forcing Germans to confront painful truths about racism and the broader treatment of immigrants in society.
Most of the victims were immigrants and their deaths at first failed to make headlines. Police were quick to blame the killings on foreign gangs with links to gambling and drugs.
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Detroit’s Wall Of History
Right there, along a two-block stretch in the heart of one of the country’s most storied metropolises, lies a history of pride, struggle, and perseverance that is symbolic of an entire nation.
In its infancy and at first glance, Detroit’s Birchwood Street didn’t resonate much differently than any other in the once typically race and income mixed neighborhood born of the early 1940s: whites lived on one side and blacks the other, the boundaries divided by a 6 foot tall, and a foot thick wall known as “Detroit’s Wailing Wall.”
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How Immigrants Literally Built This Country
We’ve all heard in general terms how immigrants helped build the United States of America. However, did you know that statement is literally true?
Without Chinese immigrant workers, the Transcontinental Railroad would not exist. The railroad sparked the development of the West, so it is literally true that without immigrants, America’s western expansion would have been quite different. Interestingly, because of prejudice, it almost never happened.
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“Stagecoach” Mary Fields
Mary Fields, a.k.a “Stagecoach Mary,” was an imposing African-American woman who was the second female in the United States to manage a mail route. At a time when opportunities for black women in America were practically non-existent, Fields enjoyed more freedom than most white women – or men.
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The Bravery Of WWI African-American Soldiers
The Bravery Of WWI African-American Soldiers
It was the war to “make the world safe for democracy.” However, when African-American soldiers returned home after the fighting was over in World War I, they found that the democracy they fought so hard for did not apply to them.
More than 200,000 blacks fought with the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) in France during WWI.
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Immigration Reform Legislation Requires Tough Enforcement
The latest salvo across the bow of immigration reform came recently when Republican Senator Marco Rubio (Florida) – one of those working on immigration reform legislation – warned that any bipartisan deal on reform needs tough enforcement and even tougher penalties for those who are in America in defiance of the law.
"We're not awarding anybody anything. All we're doing is giving people the opportunity to eventually earn access to our new, improved and modernized legal immigration system," said Rubio, a Cuban-American.
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European Soccer Proposes Sanctions Against Racism
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - UEFA has proposed tough sanctions against racism in soccer, including a minimum 10-match ban for players or officials found guilty of abuse.
UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino outlined the plans Wednesday at the SoccerEx conference in Manchester.
Infantino said if there is racism in the stands at matches, the first sanction for clubs will no longer just be a fine but a partial stadium closure. If there is more racism in the stands, Infantino said there will be a "full closure of the stadium and a minimum fine of $65,500."
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Major League Baseball Seeks More Black Players
On the eve of the release of the new film "42" about major league great, Jackie Robinson, Major League Baseball has announced a major effort to increase diversity by recruiting more black players.
According to The Associated Press, Major League Baseball has created a task force that will study how to increase diversity in the game, especially among black players. This latest initiative was announced by Commissioner Bud Selig on Wednesday.
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Lozen: Hero To Her People
Until recently, American history was a history of white heroes and heroines. While that has begun to change with the inclusion of more African-Americans, other ethnic groups still remain excluded. The story of the great female Apache Lozen, is a prime example of how history still ignores many others.
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