Feature Stories: Articles on Racial Profiling, Immigration Today
Current news, events, research, and reporting, covering the full range of racial issues, racism, discrimination, race relations in the contemporary society.
July 3rd, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
A Texas federal judge, once touted as a top Supreme Court nominee by the George W. Bush administration, is the subject of several ethical complaints and now up for formal review after she allegedly made discriminatory remarks about racial minorities during a politically-charged speech in February.
In a speech given at the University of Pennsylvania's Law School, Judge Edith Jones asserted that...
July 3rd, 2013
Written by Melinda Deslatte - Associated Press in Race & Politics, Feature Stories with 0 Comments
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - By jumping to the GOP, Opelousas Sen. Elbert Guillory made history, becoming Louisiana's first black Republican state senator since Reconstruction. With a four-minute video explaining why he left the Democratic Party, Guillory's become a darling of national conservatives.
The YouTube video posted by Guillory in mid-June attracted nearly 700,000 viewers by Tuesday, as well...
July 2nd, 2013
Written by Donna Cassata - Associated Press in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hispanics, blacks, Asians, and women who together stand as the majority in the House Democratic caucus publicly disparage the Republican piecemeal approach to immigration and their pointed omission of any path to legalization for the 11 million immigrants living here unlawfully.
Privately and pragmatically, Democrats recognize that the GOP's strategy may be their only route...
July 1st, 2013
Written by Mark Sherman - Associated Press in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - A historic Supreme Court term ended with a flourish of major rulings that marked a bitter defeat for racial minorities and a groundbreaking victory for gay rights, all in the space of a day.
The justices struck down parts of two federal laws - the Voting Rights Act and the Defense of Marriage Act - that passed with huge bipartisan majorities of Congress.
Yet only one justice at...
July 1st, 2013
Written by Julie Pace - AP White House Correspondent in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Challenging African youth to seize a "moment of great promise," President Barack Obama declared Sunday that the future of the young and growing continent still rests in ailing South African leader Nelson Mandela's vision for equality and opportunity. Seeking to carve out his own piece of that legacy, Obama unveiled an ambitious initiative to double electricity...
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