Blog: Racism News & Discrimination Cases
October 10th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Education, the Great Equalizer, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is questioning the University of Texas' use of race in college admissions in a case that could lead to new limits on affirmative action.
The justices heard arguments Wednesday in a challenge to the program from a white Texan who claims she was discriminated against when the university did not offer her a spot in 2008. The court's conservatives cast doubt on the...
October 10th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Violence across central and north Nigeria killed 21 people, as gunmen attacked both security forces and civilians in a region where ethnic and religious tensions still simmer, officials said Wednesday.
The majority of the killings happened in Plateau state, where rioting and violence between Christians and Muslims of different ethnic groups have killed hundreds in recent years...
October 9th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Education, the Great Equalizer, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
BERKELEY, California (AP) — U.S. officials are investigating anti-Semitism allegations at the University of California, Berkeley.
The Los Angeles Times says recent graduates claim university officials created a hostile campus climate for Jewish students by failing to curb anti-Israel protests.
They say a protest against Israel's treatment of Palestinians was one of several February campus events...
October 8th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine years after the Supreme Court said colleges and universities can use race in their quest for diverse student bodies, the justices have put this divisive social issue back on their agenda in the middle of a presidential election campaign.
Nine years is a blink of the eye on a court where justices can look back two centuries for legal precedents. But with an ascendant...
October 4th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney sparred aggressively over taxes, deficits, and healthcare Wednesday in their first debate of the presidential campaign. A look at what they said:
TAXES
Obama: "Gov. Romney and I do share a deep interest in encouraging small-business growth. So at the same time that my tax plan has already lowered taxes for 98 percent of families, I also lowered...
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