Feature Stories: Articles on Racial Profiling, Immigration Today
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August 2nd, 2013
Written by Dinesh Ramde in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (AP) - Twelve months ago, a white supremacist walked into a Milwaukee-area Sikh temple and opened fire on worshippers he didn't know, killing six people, injuring five others and devastating a community whose religion is based on peace and forgiveness.
With the tragedy's anniversary coming up Monday, temple members say they're drawing strength from their religion's tenets....
August 2nd, 2013
Written by Hope Yen in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Blacks and Hispanics are more optimistic about their economic future than whites, according to the results of a new study. What could be some of the reasons? Could it be that blacks and Hispanics have been on the lower and lowest end of the economic ladder for so long that the progress and prognosis for the feature seem good because it is better that where they have been seemingly stuck? Do...
July 30th, 2013
Written by Russell Roberts in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
The controversial jury verdict of "not guilty" in the Trayvon Martin case has sparked calls to change the "Stand Your Ground" laws that provided the flashpoint for the incident. However, nobody is examining the political environment that has caused those laws to be passed in the first place.
Racist laws are nothing new to the United States. This has been ongoing in America ever since the U.S....
July 30th, 2013
Written by Brian Witte - A... in Spotlight, African-American, Feature Stories with 0 Comments
EASTON, Md. (AP) – Did the first free slaves live in Maryland and formed the nation's first free African-American community? Archaeology students have been sifting through a little patch of ground on Maryland's Eastern Shore this summer, seeking evidence that it was home to the nation's first free African-American community.
Historians say hundreds of free blacks once lived in the area, while...
July 29th, 2013
Written by Bill Barrow in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Young GOP leaders are pressing the Republican-controlled Congress to offer concrete policies on immigration, health care reform and other controversial measures to counter Democratic initiatives. These young GOP leaders say Republicans hoping to reach beyond the party's white, aging core must do more than retool campaign strategy and tactics.
"It's very easy to just say no, and there are times...