Oppression and Privilege

Issue Of The Week XXXXV: Are You Guilty Of Unintentional Racial Slurs?

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National Collegiate Dialogue
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Marlene Caroselli

We’ve heard and seen the gaffes occur right before our eyes…every few months it seems. Recently, there was the Brent Musburger brouhaha: he used the word “beautiful” in reference to Katherine Webb, girlfriend of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron. And before that, there was the “Chink” comment, made by an ESPN reporter, about New York Knicks’ guard Jeremy Lin.

Police Must Reveal Racial Profiling Files

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Stereotypes & Labels
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Brian Witte - Associated Press

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.

Fantasy Of Flight Honors First African-American Aviators

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Our Daily Walk
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Rita Cook

The third annual Student Essay Contest honoring the Nation's First African-American Aviators, World War II Tuskegee Airmen will celebrate National Black History Month with students in Central Florida invited to meet Airmen in person at Fantasy of Flight's Legends & Legacies Symposium, "They Dared to Fly" from February 7 to 9, 2013.

Minorities Shut Out Of Top NFL Jobs

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Eyes On The Enterprise
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Rob Maaddi - AP Pro Football Writer

After minority candidates were recently shut out by NFL teams for 15 top jobs, the Fritz Pollard Alliance wants the Rooney Rule to include coordinators, assistant head coaches and club president positions.

The proposal sent Tuesday to league executives came a week after no minorities were hired for eight coaching vacancies and seven general manager openings. There are only four minority head coaches going into the 2013 season, the fewest since 2003.

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