Feature Stories: Articles on Racial Profiling, Immigration Today
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December 10th, 2012
Written by Rob Harris - AP Sports Writer in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
LONDON (AP) — The head of English football expressed concern Monday about the recurrence of racism and crowd trouble after Sunday's Manchester derby was marred by United defender Rio Ferdinand being hit by a coin and a fan arrested for racist abuse.
Coins had been aimed at the United players previously during the game at City, and one hit Ferdinand after Robin van Persie's stoppage-time goal...
December 5th, 2012
Written by Larry Neumeister - Associated Press in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
NEW YORK (AP) – One of the biggest awards ever issued for racial harassment in high school – $1 million – was upheld Monday by a federal appeals panel that said it was fair for a jury to conclude a school district should have done more to stop demeaning, threatening and violent conduct directed at a student.
The decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan left in place the...
December 5th, 2012
Written by Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A company that employed illegal immigrants at its McDonald's restaurants in Wichita has been ordered to pay $400,000 as part of a federal crackdown in Kansas on companies that knowingly hire workers who are unlawfully in the United States.
The U.S. attorney's office announced Tuesday that McCalla Corp. had pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly accepting a fraudulent...
December 4th, 2012
Written by Toby Sterling - Associated Press in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Foreigners visiting the Netherlands in winter are often surprised to see that the Dutch version of St. Nicholas' helpers have their faces painted black, wear Afro wigs and have thick red lips — in short, a racist caricature of a black person.
The overwhelming majority of Dutch are fiercely devoted to the holiday tradition of "Zwarte Piet" — whose name means "Black Pete" — and...
December 4th, 2012
Written by Kyle Hightower - Associated Press in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A study of the 70 schools selected for college football bowl games this season showed football teams maintained high recent academic progress, but the gap between African-American and white players persists.
The annual report released Monday by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport showed overall Graduation Success Rate improvement from 68 to 69 percent for football...
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