November 2012
November 15th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian broadcaster ORF has apologized to Bayern Munich defender David Alaba after he complained of being racially insulted in a television comedy sketch.
"Nothing could be further from ORF's intention than to racially abuse anyone," ORF head of communications Martin Biedermann said in a statement Friday. "The satire was clearly misunderstood, and we apologize for it because what...
November 14th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
The Commercial Dispatch, Columbus, Miss., on the Ole Miss election night incident:
The recent ugly incident on the University of Mississippi campus is a stark reminder that race relations in Mississippi continue to be an issue, not just for the university, but for our state.
Late Nov. 6, in the hours immediately after President Barack Obama won re-election, approximately 400 students gathered in...
November 14th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Latest News, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Mayor George Schloegel (SHLAY' guhl) took the opportunity of the Veterans Day holiday to apologize to families of African-American members of the U.S. military who weren't allowed to be buried in the city cemetery during times of segregation decades ago.
Schloegel appeared at a Veterans Day service in downtown Gulfport on Monday. The SunHerald reports that he honored three...
November 14th, 2012
Written by Mark Sherman - ... in Cover Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three days after a diverse coalition of voters propelled President Barack Obama to a second term in the White House.
With a look at affirmative action in higher education already on the agenda, the court is putting a...
November 13th, 2012
Written by Sarah Dilorenzo... in All About Family, Latest News with 0 Comments
PARIS (AP) — The radicalization of the French gunman who killed seven people on an eight-day shooting spree this spring began at home, his brother recounts in a new book and documentary, according to media reports.
Mohamed Merah killed three Jewish children, a rabbi, and three paratroopers in and around the southern city of Toulouse in March before dying in a standoff with police. Merah claimed...