Oppression and Privilege

AP Needs More Diversity Among Sports Writers

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Department: 
Setting It Straight
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Kyle Hightower - Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The number of sports editors that are women and people of color showed some improvement at the 150 websites and newspapers that belong to Associated Press Sports Editors, according to a study released Friday.

Still, the report released every two years by the University of Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports again gave the members of APSE a failing grade for their gender hiring practices.

Myriad Languages Pose Challenge For Health Reform

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Department: 
Focus on Health
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Garance Burke - Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Set on a gritty corner of Oakland's International Boulevard, the nonprofit Street Level Health Project offers free checkups to patients who speak a total of 22 languages, from recent Mongolian immigrants seeking a doctor to Burmese refugees in need of a basic dental exam.

It also provides a window into one of the challenges for state officials who are trying to implement the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul.

ISSUE OF THE WEEK XLIX: Bloomberg Businessweek Racist Depiction Of Who Benefited From The Housing And Foreclosure Crisis

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National Collegiate Dialogue
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Rita Rizzo

Racism is prevalent in the housing and foreclosure crisis. If you had any doubt, you only need to look at this week’s cover of Bloomberg Businessweek to see how facts can be blatantly distorted and misrepresented.

But what is new when it comes to minorities and how they are often characterized?

Cajun Culture Alive In Lafayette

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Travels' Tapestry
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Rita Cook

Lafayette, Louisiana is the home of Cajun culture and the unofficial county seat of “Acadiana” or “Cajun Country.” Folks looking for outdoor fun can’t get enough, and for local culture, it’s the kind of place where you turn up something unusual at every turn.

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