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March 17th, 2013
Written by Mark Sherman - Associated Press in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - With their Ivy League pedigrees and East Coast addresses, Supreme Court justices are often rightly described as unrepresentative of the nation. But in one area, the justices look a lot like the rest of America.
Members of the court have firsthand experience with divorce and adoption, as well as making it alone without ever getting married. Just five of the nine justices have...
March 16th, 2013
Written by Jenna Fryer - AP Auto Racing Writer in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - NASCAR driver Jeremy Clements was back at the track Friday after a two-week suspension for using a racial slur, hopeful his lapse in judgment hasn't caused irreparable harm to his career.
"I think everybody deserves a second chance," he said. "I think you've got to look at the person's history. I have never been in trouble with NASCAR. I always try to do the right thing and...
March 15th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
GENEVA (AP) - AC Milan player Kevin-Prince Boateng, who led teammates off the field in protest of abuse by fans in January, will take part in a United Nations event next week discussing racism in sport.
The U.N.'s human rights office said Tuesday that Boateng and former France captain Patrick Vieira plan to attend its "Racism and Sport" discussion on March 21.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human...
March 15th, 2013
Written by Michael Rubinkam - Associated Press in Eyes On The Enterprise, Latest News with 0 Comments
Zippo's German distributor is withdrawing a number of lighters bearing militaristic designs after they showed up on an extremist website that sells anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi clothing and accessories.
U.S.-based Zippo Manufacturing Co. said it had no idea the designs carried a negative connotation and apologized for bringing them to market.
One lighter bears the image of a soldier and the word "...
March 15th, 2013
Written by Angela Delli Santi - Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Republican Gov. Chris Christie has been asked to apologize for referring to the first black female leader of the state Assembly by race and gender, not by name, during a church-hosted meeting.
Christie, who's white, told an audience Tuesday that an "African-American female speaker of the Assembly" is blocking a vote on a school voucher bill that would let children in failing...
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