Oppression and Privilege

Did Police Frame Harrington & McGhee In 1977 Killing?

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Ryan J. Foley - Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two black men wrongly convicted in the 1977 murder of a white Iowa police officer hope to prove something they couldn't during trials that sent them to prison for 25 years: that detectives framed them to solve a high-profile case.

During a civil trial that starts Wednesday in Des Moines, Terry Harrington and Curtis McGhee will argue that Council Bluffs police officers coerced witnesses into fabricating testimony against them in the killing of John Schweer.

Atlanta's Emory Apologizes For Anti-Semitism

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ATLANTA (AP) — Emory University is apologizing for years of anti-Semitism at its dental school, when dozens of Jewish students were flunked out or forced to repeat courses, leaving many feeling inadequate and ashamed for decades despite successful careers.

The Atlanta school invited many of those former students to meet with president James Wagner on Wednesday and then attend a screening of a documentary about the discrimination, which heavily relies on video interviews collected by one of those students, Dr. Perry Brickman.

Conversation Of The Week XXXVII: Study Suggests Racial Preferences In Place At University Of Oklahoma University

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — African-American students were given preferential treatment in admissions to the University of Oklahoma despite lower average test scores than white students, according to a study released Oct. 22 by a conservative think-tank.

Issue Of The Week XXXVII: Why is School Segregation Increasing?

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For decades, American schools have strived to integrate and equalize educational opportunities in an ever-changing, multiracial society. But a new report by UCLA’s Civil Rights Project analyzing segregation trends in the nation’s public schools shows “persistent and serious increases in segregation by race and poverty,” especially in the South and West where students of color now comprise the majority of public school enrollment.

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