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Racism In Israeli Soccer Results In Arson Attack

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JERUSALEM (AP) - An apparent arson attack Friday on the offices of leading Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem has put a spotlight on longstanding concerns over growing anti-Arab racism among the nation's soccer fans.

The fire, which destroyed historic trophies and mementos, comes after the team broke with its unofficial tradition and signed two Muslim players from Chechnya, enraging its most xenophobic fan-base that has a history of chanting anti-Islam slurs at games.

NYPD Surveillance Of Muslims In Violation

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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 experts say it might be time to look more closely at police practices as the Sept. 11 attacks fade into history.

Talking Black History: Telling Our Stories

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WASHINGTON (AP) - In the midst of talking black history with Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella.

The acclaimed poet and author wants to show Keys, a New Yorker, what "lining out," call-and-response singing that is popular in black churches down South, sounds like.

That teaching moment is one of many during Angelou's third annual Black History Month program, "Telling Our Stories," airing on more than 175 public radio stations nationwide throughout February.

Police Must Reveal Racial Profiling Files

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's highest court ruled Thursday that the state police must release files related to how authorities investigate racial profiling complaints.

The decision is the result of a court battle between the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Maryland State Police known as the "Driving While Black" case, which dates to the 1990s.

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