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February 10th, 2013
Written by Christina Hoag - Associated Press in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The federal government's push for drastic reforms at chronically low achieving schools has led to takeovers by charter operators, overhauls of staff and curriculum, and even school shutdowns across the country.
It's also generated a growing backlash among the mostly low-income, minority communities where some see the reforms as not only disruptive in struggling neighborhoods,...
February 9th, 2013
Written by Aron Heller - Associated Press in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
JERUSALEM (AP) - An apparent arson attack Friday on the offices of leading Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem has put a spotlight on longstanding concerns over growing anti-Arab racism among the nation's soccer fans.
The fire, which destroyed historic trophies and mementos, comes after the team broke with its unofficial tradition and signed two Muslim players from Chechnya, enraging its most...
February 7th, 2013
Written by Adrian Sainz - Associated Press in Latest News, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The statue of Confederate fighter Nathan Bedford Forrest astride a horse towers above the Memphis park bearing his name. It's a larger-than-life tribute to the warrior still admired by many for fiercely defending the South in the Civil War - and scorned by others for a slave-trading past and ties to the Ku Klux Klan.
Though the bloodiest war on American soil was fought 150...
February 7th, 2013
Written by Frances D’Emilio - Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
ROME (AP) - Last week it was Silvio Berlusconi, who got into hot water for praising Benito Mussolini. This week it's the former premier's younger brother who sparked outrage - by calling an Italian superstar soccer player of African descent the family's "little black boy."
In a much-viewed video clip, Paolo Berlusconi told a crowd of supporters Sunday that he was off to the soccer stadium to see...
February 7th, 2013
Written by Brett Zongker - Associated Press in Latest News, Setting It Straight with 1 Comment
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Redskins' team name has been the subject of legal battles, political debate, and now will be part of a scholarly discussion at the Smithsonian about the use of Native American mascots and nicknames in American sports.
The National Museum of the American Indian will host a daylong symposium today entitled "Racist Stereotypes and Cultural Appropriation in American...
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