October 2013
October 31st, 2013
Written by Amanda Lee Myers in Discrimination Cases with 0 Comments
A federal lawsuit accusing the predominantly white Cleveland suburb of Lakewood and its leaders of waging a racially motivated campaign of harassment to drive out a group of black residents can proceed to trial, a federal appeals court panel ruled on Wednesday.
A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled that a reasonable jury could conclude that the city, its...
October 30th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
President Barack Obama called on Congress on Thursday to finish work on an immigration overhaul by the end of the year, a goal that will be difficult to meet given the opposition of many Republicans in the House of Representatives.
While immigration remains one of Obama's top second-term priorities, the issue has been overshadowed for months, most recently by the 16-day partial government...
October 29th, 2013
Written by Laurie Kellman in All About Family with 0 Comments
Stand Your Ground laws continued to be challenged, most recently during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee. Trayvon Martin's mother told a panel of senators Tuesday that state stand your ground self-defense laws do not work and must be amended, reviving the politically charged gun control issue a year ahead of the 2014 midterm elections.
But little besides politics emerged...
October 29th, 2013
Written by Leanne Italie in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
Is dressing in blackface costumes for Halloween racist whether it is a favorite TV character, musical star or politician?
How about a bloody hoodie and blackface for a costume riff on the slain teen Trayvon Martin, or full-on minstrel at a splashy Africa-themed party for the fashion elite in Milan? Each of those costumes made headlines this Halloween season. And the answer to each, African...
October 28th, 2013
Written by Blake Nicholson in National Collegiate Dialogue with 7 Comments
A white supremacist who is trying to take over the tiny southwestern North Dakota town of Leith said Monday he is being targeted by city officials who've proposed new ordinances aimed at stifling his effort.
The updated city laws that city officials hope to have in place by early next month would force Craig Cobb - who has neo-Nazi views and is wanted in Canada for an alleged hate crime - to make...