November 2012
November 1st, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
Two things can be true at the same time.
Yes, there's still racism in America — by one new measure, more than there was four years ago.
That is deeply disappointing.
No, this is not going to determine the outcome of next week's election. The economy, health care, foreign policy and so much more will. Americans will, by and large, assess the performance and plans of the President and the critique...
November 1st, 2012
Written by Holbrook Mohr -... in Religion's Mighty Rivers, Latest News, Race Relations with 0 Comments
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter said Wednesday that he wants more diversity in the 16-million-member organization.
Luter, the first black president of the convention, was in Jackson for the 177th gathering of the Mississippi Baptist Convention. After delivering a sermon at First Baptist Church of Jackson, Luter told reporters his selection as president shows...
November 1st, 2012
Written by Alexa Olesen - ... in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese government think tank is urging the country's leaders to start phasing out its one-child policy immediately and allow two children for every family by 2015, a daring proposal to do away with the unpopular policy.
Some demographers see the timeline put forward by the China Development Research Foundation as a bold move by the body close to the central leadership. Others...
November 1st, 2012
Written by Gillian Flaccus... in All About Family, Latest News with 0 Comments
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - The 10-year-old son of a neo-Nazi leader casually told police he had shot his father as he slept but then became agitated in the back of a patrol car and asked an officer if his father would survive, a police officer said.
Officer Michael Foster, who responded to the call of a shooting death on May 1, 2011, testified Oct. 30, 2012, the first day of the boy's murder trial...