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October 19th, 2012
Written by Jesse Washington - AP National Writer in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
Surviving slavery, segregation and discrimination has forged a special pride in African-Americans. Now some are saying this hard-earned pride has become prejudice in the form of blind loyalty to President Barack Obama.
Are black people supporting Obama mainly because he's black? If race is just one factor in blacks' support of Obama, does that make them racist? Can blacks' support for Obama be...
October 18th, 2012
Written by Brian Witte - Associated Press in Education, the Great Equalizer, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gallaudet University's chief diversity officer said Oct. 16, she believes she should be reinstated to her job after university leadership put her on administrative leave for signing a petition to put same-sex marriage on the ballot for voters to decide in November.
Angela McCaskill, speaking publicly for the first time after she was put on leave last week, sharply criticized...
October 18th, 2012
Written by Charles Babington - Associated Press in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney teed up the last three weeks of the presidential election as a question of which man voters can trust to improve the economy.
If the undecided voters who questioned the two men in Tuesday's fast-paced debate are an indication, then the Nov. 6 contest may turn on whether like-minded Americans decide to stick with a disappointing-...
October 15th, 2012
Written by D. A. Barber in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
On Wednesday, Oct. 10, Indian activists in Montana filled suit in federal court against state and county officials over the lack of election access on three Montana reservations, saying that their inability to vote early or register late creates an unconstitutional denial of equal voting access.
According to the 2010 Census, almost 50,000 voting age American Indians in Montana - 6.5 percent of...
October 11th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) — Mitt Romney barnstormed battleground Ohio and pledged "I'm not going to raise taxes on anyone" in a new commercial on Oct. 10 as Republican running mate Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden looked ahead to their only debate of the 2012 campaign.
President Barack Obama spent a rare campaign day at the White House, leaving it to aides to accuse Romney of dishonesty for...
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