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December 7th, 2012
Written by Thomas Adamson - Associated Press in Cultural Uniqueness, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
PARIS (AP) - The frenetic music and vibrant colors of the Frevo, a Brazilian carnival dance, have been immortalized by UNESCO as a world heritage treasure.
The electrifying tradition from the city of Recife will now stand alongside the likes of the Argentine tango, the Spanish flamenco and the French gastronomic meal, all protected by the U.N. as pieces of the world's "intangible heritage."
The...
December 3rd, 2012
Written by Jim Abrams - Associated Press in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to make green cards accessible to foreign students graduating with advanced science and math degrees from U.S. universities, setting up what is expected to be a turbulent battle over immigration policy next year.
Even this limited step, strongly backed by the high-tech industry, is unlikely to go anywhere this session of Congress,...
December 1st, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi historical marker has been placed at the old Neshoba County jail site in Philadelphia where three civil rights workers were held hours before they were ambushed and killed by Ku Klux Klansmen in 1964.
The Neshoba Democrat reports that the Neshoba County Historical Commission sponsored the project and raised money for the marker.
Civil rights workers James...
November 23rd, 2012
Written by Mitch Weiss - Associated Press in race relations news, Religion's Mighty Rivers, Latest News with 0 Comments
RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (AP) — A man who claims he's being stalked for helping a 22-year-old man escape a North Carolina church that abused him for being gay says the harassment won't stop him from encouraging others to leave.
Jerry Cooper has filed false imprisonment and stalking complaints against four members of the Word of Faith Fellowship church.
The complaints stem from Cooper's visit to the...
November 21st, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in race relations news, Religion's Mighty Rivers, Latest News with 0 Comments
ROME (AP) — Italian police have blocked access to a white supremacist website and arrested four people for allegedly inciting racial hatred and spreading anti-Semitism.
Authorities on Friday blocked Stormfront, a white supremacist website based in the United States, and shut down its Italian-language forum.
They also confiscated knives, batons and baseball bats as well neo-Nazi and Fascist...
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