Institutional Racism

Immigrants In Germany Offer Lessons For U.S.

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Robert H. Reid - Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) - In gritty the backstreets of Berlin and other major German cities, women wearing headscarves shop for lamb and grape leaves. Old men pass the time in cafes sipping coffee, chatting in Turkish, and reading Turkish newspapers.

More than 3 million people of Turkish origin live in Germany - the legacy of West Germany's Cold War-era program to recruit temporary foreign labor during the boom years of the 1950s and 1960s while rebuilding the country after World War II.

Racial Harassment At Michigan High School

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GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) - Some West Michigan residents want a school district to adopt a clearer policy against harassment following complaints about racial intimidation at a high school that started last year and led to suspensions or expulsions.

Local and federal investigations are ongoing, the Grand Haven Tribune reported. According to a response to the newspaper's Freedom of Information Act request, the federal Office of Civil Rights has asked for video surveillance and communication from the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years.

Blacks And Same Sex Marriage

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D. A. Barber

On Feb. 21, 2013 over 200 Black LGBT celebrated in the nation's capital during the annual Black LGBT Emerging Leaders Day - an event highlighted on the White House website during African American History Month. The politics of African American opposition to gays and same-sex marriage has come a long way and the longtime assumption that blacks are against gay rights seems to be experiencing a sea change.

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