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November 18th, 2012
Written by Phillip Elliott... in African-American, Feature Stories, Latest News, Latino with 0 Comments
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama won re-election last week because of the "gifts" Obama had provided to blacks, Hispanics and young voters and because of his effort to paint Romney as anti-immigrants.
"The president's campaign, if you will, focused on giving targeted groups a big gift," Romney said in a phone call with top donors...
November 14th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in race relations news, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Education, Race and Politics, Feature Stories, Socialization, Latest News with 0 Comments
The Commercial Dispatch, Columbus, Miss., on the Ole Miss election night incident:
The recent ugly incident on the University of Mississippi campus is a stark reminder that race relations in Mississippi continue to be an issue, not just for the university, but for our state.
Late Nov. 6, in the hours immediately after President Barack Obama won re-election, approximately 400 students gathered in...
November 14th, 2012
Written by Mark Sherman - ... in race relations news, Cover Stories, Institutional Racism, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three days after a diverse coalition of voters propelled President Barack Obama to a second term in the White House.
With a look at affirmative action in higher education already on the agenda, the court is putting a...
November 12th, 2012
Written by Nancy Benac - A... in Race and Politics, Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Last week's U.S. elections drove home trends that have been embedded in the fine print of birth and death rates, immigration statistics and census charts for years: America is rapidly growing more diverse.
Nonwhites made up 28 percent of the electorate this year, compared with 20 percent in 2000. Much of that growth is coming from Hispanics.
The trend has helped President Barack...
November 12th, 2012
Written by Elena Becatoros... in Race and Politics, Feature Stories with 0 Comments
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The attack came seemingly out of nowhere. As the 28-year-old Bangladeshi man dug around trash bins one recent afternoon for scrap metal, two women and a man set upon him with a knife. He screamed as he fell. Rushed to the hospital, he was treated for a gash to the back of his thigh.
Police are investigating the assault as yet another in a rising wave of extreme-right rage...