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November 15th, 2012
Written by Jack Gillum - Associated Press in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans living in predominantly wealthy, white neighborhoods accounted for nearly all the sizable campaign contributions in this year's presidential election, according to an Associated Press analysis, even as the presidential candidates aggressively courted Hispanics. Latino voters were pivotal for President Obama’s re-election in some battleground states.
The disparity in...
November 13th, 2012
Written by Suzette Laboy - Associated Press in Cultural Uniqueness, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
MIAMI (AP) — Its roots are in 19th century Cuba, but the guayabera — a button-down shirt in cotton or linen with four pockets and embroidery or pleats down the front — has evolved into a fashionable and formal shirt worn from Mexico to Miami.
"The Guayabera: A Shirt's Story" at the HistoryMiami museum is the first exhibition to trace the story of the shirt's evolution through Cuba, Mexico, and...
November 10th, 2012
Written by Rebecca Santana - Associated Press in race relations news, Religion's Mighty Rivers, Latest News with 0 Comments
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - They came after dusk and chanted into the night sky "Kill the Hindus, kill the children of the Hindus," as they smashed religious icons, ripped golden bangles off women's arms and flashed pistols. It wasn't the first time that the Hindu temple on the outskirts of Pakistan's largest city was attacked, and residents here fear it will not be the last.
"People don't consider...
November 10th, 2012
Written by Steven R. Hurst - Associated Press in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the bitter election campaign that put President Barack Obama back into the White House now history, the U.S. faces the challenge of whether Republicans and Democrats can set aside deep partisan divisions and legislative gridlock.
The challenge is to overcome the self-imposed "fiscal cliff," dramatic and automatic tax increases and spending cuts that could well slam the...
November 8th, 2012
Written by Steve Szkotak - Associated Press in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News, Race Relations with 3 Comments
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - About 40 students at Hampden-Sydney College shouted racial slurs, threw bottles and set off fireworks outside the Minority Student Union within minutes after President Barack Obama's re-election, officials of the tiny, all-male school said Thursday.
The disturbance late Tuesday and early Wednesday also included threats of physical violence, President Chris Howard said in an...
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