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February 19th, 2013
Written by Ike Wilson - Th... in race relations news, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Education, Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - Dr. Robert Slawson and his wife, Mavis, attended a lecture in 2004 about African-American physicians in the Civil War. That experience prompted the retired oncologist to write a book dedicated to black men and women who practiced medicine during the war.
Slawson, a volunteer at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, had just finished a research project on medical...
February 15th, 2013
Written by Nedra Pickler -... in race relations news, Race and Politics, Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is trying to change the face of a federal judiciary that has a long tradition of white men passing judgment on parties from all walks of life - if he can get his nominees past the Senate.
Republicans have used the powers accorded the Senate minority party to slow Obama's influence on the federal bench. But recent changes to Senate rules suggest the process...
February 13th, 2013
Written by Gillian Flaccus... in race relations news, Oppression and Privilege, Feature Stories, Latest News with 1 Comment
Christopher Dorner sees himself as a crusader, a 6-foot, 270-pound whistleblower who confronted racism early in life and believes he suffered in his career and personal life for challenging injustices from bigotry to dishonesty.
He fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming a Los Angeles cop in 2005, but saw it unravel three years later when he was fired after a police review board decided he...
February 11th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in race relations news, Oppression and Privilege, Feature Stories, Socialization, Latest News with 1 Comment
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two reputed gang members pleaded not guilty to hate crimes that allege they beat up black youths and tried to force an African-American family out of a neighborhood through a campaign of harassment, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
Jeffrey Aguilar, 19, and Efren Marquez Jr., 21, entered their pleas Friday after being indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday. They are each...
February 10th, 2013
Written by Christina Hoag ... in race relations news, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Education, Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The federal government's push for drastic reforms at chronically low achieving schools has led to takeovers by charter operators, overhauls of staff and curriculum, and even school shutdowns across the country.
It's also generated a growing backlash among the mostly low-income, minority communities where some see the reforms as not only disruptive in struggling neighborhoods,...