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January 29th, 2013
Written by Darlene Supervi... in race relations news, Race and Politics, Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
LAS VEGAS (AP) - President Barack Obama is hailing bipartisan Senate efforts to overhaul the nation's patchwork immigration laws, welcoming "a genuine desire" to tackle an issue that has been stalled for years.
Obama was appearing at a campaign-style rally where he will seek to animate public support for his immigration principles. The president's proposals largely mirror plans released a day...
January 29th, 2013
Written by Mary Jo Pitzl -... in race relations news, Race and Politics, Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's new Legislature is more White, more male, and more Republican than the people who live here, an analysis of the makeup of the 51st Legislature shows.
And while they are from many walks of life, from real-estate agents to a pharmacy technician, and retirees to recently returned combat vets, the legislators elected to represent the people do not, as a group, reflect the...
January 28th, 2013
Written by Mark Hughes Cob... in race relations news, Race and Education, Feature Stories with 0 Comments
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Visitors to the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum know its space offers sounds in addition to sights. Interactive exhibits offer videos with sound illuminating the museum's various displays showcasing the area's history.
Soon more voices will be heard in the former Queen City Bathhouse, now converted to the museum on Jack Warner Parkway, adjacent to the...
January 25th, 2013
Written by Manuel Valdes in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
SEATTLE (AP) - Minority youth are arrested and in the Washington state's court system more often than their white counterparts, a recent study commissioned by the state Supreme Court shows. But researchers said counties aren't keeping complete data on ethnicity and the gap between minority and while youth is larger.
Between 2007 and 2011, African-American youth were nearly 250 percent more likely...
January 22nd, 2013
Written by Nomaan Merchant... in race relations news, Institutional Racism, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Politics, Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas prosecutor who built a reputation for freeing wrongfully convicted inmates says he has an idea to advance criminal justice reform in Texas: allowing defendants to appeal convictions and sentences on the basis of race.
Craig Watkins, the Dallas County district attorney, said in a recent interview that he wants lawmakers to consider what he called the Racial Justice Act....