June 2013
June 4th, 2013
Written by Suzanne Gamboa ... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union reports in a new study that police arrest black people for possessing marijuana far more often than white people, even though marijuana use by both races is about the same.
The ACLU's analysis of federal crime data, released Tuesday, found marijuana arrest rates for black people ranked 3.73 times greater than for white people nationally in 2010...
June 4th, 2013
Written by Chris Kardish –... in Race & Politics, Race Relations with 0 Comments
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - More than 100 people were arrested Monday at the largest demonstration yet of the North Carolina NAACP's weeks-long protest of the conservative policies of the Republican-led General Assembly.
Police estimated that roughly 1,000 people attended a rally late Monday afternoon behind the Legislative Building on Halifax Mall. Hundreds then entered the building. Upwards of 150...
June 4th, 2013
Written by Ronald Blum - A... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
NEW YORK (AP) - American women's national team forward Sydney Leroux said she was the object of a series of racist and sexist tweets in recent days and said her provocative celebration after her weekend goal against Canada was a response to the abuse.
After scoring the final goal during stoppage time in Sunday's 3-0 exhibition win at Toronto's BMO Field, the 23-year-old player raised the U.S....
June 4th, 2013
Written by David Eggert - ... in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A federal agency dismissed a complaint seeking to ban the use of American Indian mascots and imagery in Michigan's K-12 schools, saying a state department cited no specific cases of harm to students in 35 districts.
The state Department of Civil Rights, which received notice of the ruling Friday, said Monday it was disappointed and considering whether to appeal or take other...
June 3rd, 2013
Written by Joann Loviglio ... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A new exhibit created by a University of Pennsylvania professor and host of a popular public television show examines how wartime propaganda motivated oppressed populations to risk their lives for homelands that considered them second-class citizens.
"Black Bodies in Propaganda: The Art of the War Poster," opens Sunday and continues until March 2 at the University of...