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May 15th, 2013
Written by Erica Werner in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - Citing problems exposed by the Boston Marathon bombings, senators weighing amendments to a sweeping immigration bill agreed Tuesday to boost security provisions around student visas.
The Senate Judiciary Committee agreed by voice vote to an amendment by Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa meant to ensure that border patrol agents at U.S. ports of entry have access to...
May 15th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
On May 1, Bolivian President Evo Morales kicked out the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in "protest" after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry referred to Latin America as the United States' "backyard." Kerry made the statement at a mid-April Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting in Washington.
Kerry said the dynamics of the Western hemisphere needed to improve because...
May 15th, 2013
Written by Russell Roberts in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
Striking at racism before it gets a foothold in our children; the popular educational TV show Sesame Street added a new Hispanic character to its diverse cast.
Ismael Cruz, who watched Sesame Street as a child in Puerto Rico, joins the show as a character called Armando, or “Mando.”
"I grew up watching the show,” Cruz said, “and for me it was a place that really existed and to which as a child I...
May 14th, 2013
Written by Rob Harris - AP Sports Writer in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
LONDON (AP) - The English Football Association is due to vote this week to introduce minimum five-game bans for racial abuse.
The sanction will rise if there are aggravating circumstances, people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press about the proposal, which is in response to concerns about a resurgence of racism in the English game.
The people spoke on condition of anonymity...
May 14th, 2013
Written by Marlene Caroselli in Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
“Handle them carefully,” warned Pearl Hurd Strachan, “for words have more power than atom bombs.” On a more peaceful note, think about the positive power a single word can have on the development of inter-cultural respect.
To illustrate, for a year in my young life, I traveled throughout Europe. It was impossible to learn many words from the language of each country my roommate and I visited, but...
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