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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...
February 6th, 2013
Written by Eileen Sullivan - Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 1 Comment
NEW YORK (AP) - Civil rights lawyers urged a judge Monday to stop the New York Police Department (NYPD) from routinely observing Muslims in restaurants, bookstores, and mosques, saying the practice violates a landmark 1985 court settlement that restricted the kind of surveillance used against war protesters in the 1960s and '70s.
The city responded by saying it follows the law, but some legal...
February 6th, 2013
Written by Russell Contreras - Associated Press in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Republican leaders are launching an effort led by Hispanic governors in New Mexico and Nevada in an attempt to make up ground with Latino voters who have largely turned away from the GOP.
The nation's only Hispanic governors plan to recruit minority candidates and groom them for state-level offices with an eye toward creating a pool of candidates for higher positions in...
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