Oppression and Privilege

U.S. Supreme Court Mirrors Diversity Of America

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Mark Sherman - Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - With their Ivy League pedigrees and East Coast addresses, Supreme Court justices are often rightly described as unrepresentative of the nation. But in one area, the justices look a lot like the rest of America.

Members of the court have firsthand experience with divorce and adoption, as well as making it alone without ever getting married. Just five of the nine justices have been married once and have had biological children with their spouses.

Boateng To Discuss Racism In Sports At UN

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The Associated Press

GENEVA (AP) - AC Milan player Kevin-Prince Boateng, who led teammates off the field in protest of abuse by fans in January, will take part in a United Nations event next week discussing racism in sport.

The U.N.'s human rights office said Tuesday that Boateng and former France captain Patrick Vieira plan to attend its "Racism and Sport" discussion on March 21.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will open the 90-minute session at the U.N.'s European headquarters in Geneva.

Zippo Lighters Bear Anti-Semitic Designs

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Michael Rubinkam - Associated Press

Zippo's German distributor is withdrawing a number of lighters bearing militaristic designs after they showed up on an extremist website that sells anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi clothing and accessories.

U.S.-based Zippo Manufacturing Co. said it had no idea the designs carried a negative connotation and apologized for bringing them to market.

One lighter bears the image of a soldier and the word "Landser" - an old German word for infantryman, but also the name of a German neo-Nazi rock band whose members were convicted of hate crimes a decade ago.

Conversation Of The Week L: What Is the Role Of White Leaders And Educators In A Multi-Cultural Society?

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National Collegiate Dialogue
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Abby L. Ferber Ph.D. Professor of Sociology

Each week, the White Privilege Conference and the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, housed at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS), hosts a half hour radio show called Intersections Radio that features an interview with a different author, scholar, and/or speaker.

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