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April 4th, 2013
Written by Christy Lemire - AP Movie Writer in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
LOS ANGELES (AP) - There's a scene in "42" in which Jackie Robinson, the first black player in modern Major League Baseball, endures intolerably cruel racial slurs from the Philadelphia Phillies' manager.
It's early in the 1947 season. Each time the Brooklyn Dodgers' first baseman comes up to bat, manager Ben Chapman emerges from the dugout, stands on the field, and taunts him with increasingly...
April 4th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) - A University of New Hampshire student research project on the Civil War finds that despite the state being one of the most liberal in the nation at the time, racism was common in the letters of its soldiers, including those who said they supported freeing the slaves.
Nathan Marzoli, a history major from Dover, investigated the soldiers' attitudes for his senior undergraduate...
April 4th, 2013
Written by Marlene Caroselli in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
The YWCA of Rochester, New York has an annual drive to “spearhead the local effort for the national Stand against Racism every April.”
Poet Robert Frost once asserted, we should “never be bullied into silence.” His words parallel the efforts of the YWCA of Rochester (New York) and Monroe County; the Y is asking the community at large to speak up and take a stand against racism.
David Mancuso is...
April 3rd, 2013
Written by Alonzo Weston in "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 1 Comment
Dear Sticky Wicket,
How do you think the new Pope will deal with the issues of gay marriage, abortion, and other controversial concerns of the people?
~Religion vs. Personal Freedom, Canada
Dear Religion,
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was renowned for his humility, compassion for the poor, and willingness to reach out to others well before he became Pope of the Catholic Church in March.
He chose the...
April 3rd, 2013
Written by Margery A. Beck - Associated Press in Focus on Health with 0 Comments
Is Nebraska guilty of health insurance discrimination for African-American employees, and if so, how prevalent is the practice in other states. Or, is the state of Nebraska a unique case?
The Nebraska Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case alleging that the state discriminated against its African-American employees by offering less health insurance coverage to state workers living in...
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