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November 7th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News, Race Relations with 2 Comments
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Voters in all but one of Oklahoma's 77 counties approved a constitutional amendment that wipes out affirmative action in state government hiring, education and contracting practices.
Complete but unofficial returns from Tuesday show that Adair County in eastern Oklahoma was the only county to oppose the measure. And the amendment narrowly failed in Adair County, where the...
November 6th, 2012
Written by Charles Babington - Associated Press in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
KISSIMMEE, Florida (AP) - President Barack Obama has a problem with Florida's important Puerto Rican voters, and it has little to do with the immigration and deportation issues that dominate so much of the national debate involving Hispanic voters.
Florida's two biggest Hispanic groups -- Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans -- have legal statuses not enjoyed by immigrants from other Latin American...
November 5th, 2012
Written by Chris Carola in Cultural Uniqueness, race relations news, Latest News, Race Relations with 0 Comments
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A national archaeology preservation group has bought two former Cayuga Indian village sites in New York's Finger Lakes region as part of the organization's ongoing effort to protect historical sites linked to the Iroquois.
Andy Stout, eastern regional director for the Archaeological Conservancy, told The Associated Press that the sites are on private land just a few miles...
November 1st, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, race relations news, Latest News with 0 Comments
Two things can be true at the same time.
Yes, there's still racism in America — by one new measure, more than there was four years ago.
That is deeply disappointing.
No, this is not going to determine the outcome of next week's election. The economy, health care, foreign policy and so much more will. Americans will, by and large, assess the performance and plans of the President and the critique...
November 1st, 2012
Written by Holbrook Mohr - Associated Press in race relations news, Religion's Mighty Rivers, Latest News, Race Relations with 0 Comments
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter said Wednesday that he wants more diversity in the 16-million-member organization.
Luter, the first black president of the convention, was in Jackson for the 177th gathering of the Mississippi Baptist Convention. After delivering a sermon at First Baptist Church of Jackson, Luter told reporters his selection as president shows...
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