Stereotypes & Labels
Institutional Racism At The State Department?
On May 1, Bolivian President Evo Morales kicked out the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in "protest" after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry referred to Latin America as the United States' "backyard." Kerry made the statement at a mid-April Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting in Washington.
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Minimum 5-Game Racism Ban In English Soccer?
LONDON (AP) - The English Football Association is due to vote this week to introduce minimum five-game bans for racial abuse.
The sanction will rise if there are aggravating circumstances, people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press about the proposal, which is in response to concerns about a resurgence of racism in the English game.
The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the details ahead of the vote at the FA annual general meeting on Thursday.
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Racist Chants Plague Milan-Roma Soccer Match
MILAN (AP) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter was "appalled" when he learned that AC Milan's match against Roma was suspended because of racist chanting.
Sunday's game was stopped for 97 seconds during the second half when visiting Roma supporters would not stop chanting at Milan players Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng.
"Appalled to read about racist abuse in Serie A last night," Blatter tweeted Monday. "Tackling this issue is complex, but we're committed to action, not just words."
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Washington Redskins to Washington Redtails?
The long-simmering debate about whether the name “Redskin,” for the Washington Redskins football team, is racist and should be changed may soon enter a new chapter.
Independent Washington, D.C Councilman David Grosso wants to put forth a non-binding resolution urging that the name “Redskins” become “Redtails.” This, he says, will not only take away a racist term but will bestow honor upon the Tuskegee Airman, a pioneering group of African-American fighter pilots during World War II.
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Black Italian Minister Focusing On Cultural Education
Black Italian Minister Focusing On Cultural Education
ROME (AP) –The first black Italian minister says she plans to focus on cultural education.
Congolese-born surgeon Cecile Kyenge held a news conference to introduce herself to Italians so they could get to know her. Targeted by racial slurs and taunts since her appointment, Kyenge said Friday that Italians aren't racist but that some are merely ignorant of other cultures and the "richness" that immigration can bring.
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Most Americans Support Use of Redskins
Despite the objection expressed by Native Americans, of the use of sacred names from their history and culture as nicknames and mascots for team sports, most Americans still support the use of names like “Redskins,” according to a recent poll conducted by the Associated Press.
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Blackface At UC Irvine Students Frat Party
One of the largest and most storied Greek fraternities on the University of California Irvine campus is under fire after video footage surfaced showing members of the Asian-American Lambda Theta Delta organization parading about in blackface.
With the Justin Timberlake song "Suit & Tie" echoing in the background, the video clearly captures as many as four students dressing in suits and dark sunglasses. About a minute into the clip, another student, wearing blackface and apparently mimicking the role played by Jay-Z on the track, emphatically joins in...
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Asians Are Victims Of Racial Stereotypes
Asians Are Victims Of Racial Stereotypes
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White Separatist Killer Loses Appeal
White Separatist Killer Loses Appeal
Chevie Kehoe, a white separatist killer loses an appeal on the life sentence he is serving for the murders of an Arkansas family. He once wrote a letter to his hometown newspaper boasting, “he is not afraid to die for his beliefs,” yet, he frantically sought this new trial.
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Chicago Violence Targets Youth
Chicago violence targets youth in black and Latino neigborhoods.
Chicago violence targets youth, the underlining tragedy born of all the death and violence now ravaging the youth and streets and of the nation’s second city solemnly revolves around the realization that soon there may be no next generation to save.
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