Race & Politics
January 8th, 2013
Written by Brett Zongker - Associated Press in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - Following an election when Latinos showed their growing political influence, a coalition of groups is coordinating a gathering of top Latino entertainers at the Kennedy Center in a series of events ahead of President Barack Obama's inauguration.
Eva Longoria, George Lopez, Mario Lopez, Chita Rivera and Rita Moreno are among a group of prominent performers who will gather Sunday...
December 20th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, Latest News, Race Relations with 1 Comment
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil rights complaint Thursday against a North Carolina sheriff, accusing his agency of systematic racial profiling of Latinos.
The lawsuit in U.S. District Court follows a two-year investigation during which federal authorities concluded that Alamance County Sheriff Terry S. Johnson and his deputies made unwarranted arrests with the goal...
December 3rd, 2012
Written by Jim Abrams - Associated Press in Race & Politics, 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, 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 21st, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Police at the University of Mississippi say they have turned over to the FBI information regarding vandalism apparently aimed at an African-American freshman.
"We are presenting everything we have about this case to them," University Police Chief Calvin Sellers said in The Oxford Eagle (http://bit.ly/RLLA3t). "They will investigate to see if this is a hate crime or civil...
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