Common Ties That Bind
Exploring common values, living conditions, arts & cultural traditions and practices that cross racial, ethnic, generational, religious, and geographic boundaries; and destinations that offer opportunities to explore and enjoy the diversity and commonalities of the world’s peoples, places, and cultures.
September 6th, 2013
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Racially motivated hate crimes are continuing on college campuses across America. Officials at the University of California, Davis, are investigating an apparent hate crime on campus earlier this week.
Someone wrote a racial slur on a chalkboard inside a campus building as part of an incident that included 31 broken windows on cars and buildings across campus, UC Davis Police Chief Matt...
August 29th, 2013
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What does hatred sound like? Exploring the diversity within us may provide a clue.
J.P. Guilford might have known.
Psychologist Guilford, via his view of intelligence, was the person who distinguished between convergent and divergent thinking. What's the difference, and what does it have to do with hatred?
Convergent thinking is linear – it focuses on answers to problems that are familiar,...
August 13th, 2013
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - With little fanfare or publicity, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed sweeping changes for the state's elections into law on Monday. This legislation, signed in the wake of the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling, requires government-issued photo IDs and shortens early voting. Civil rights groups are already threatening legal action to stop the laws....
August 9th, 2013
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LOS ANGELES (AP) All-female panel talk shows have been popular since the 1990's, many featuring predominantly white cast members. However, all-minority panels are starting to take shape, targeting what they believe is an ignored demographic.
It's the approach tested by two shows: "The Real," airing on a handful of Fox-owned stations, and the Aspire channel's "Exhale."
For "The Real," concluding...
August 8th, 2013
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Two white supremacists in central New Jersey were sentenced to prison for the attack of two men of Egyptian descent on New Year's Eve.
Michal Gunar, of East Windsor, and Kyle Powell, of West Collingswood, were charged with violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
Gunar, 29, was sentenced Wednesday to nearly three years after pleading guilty...
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