Feature Stories: Articles on Racial Profiling, Immigration Today
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May 1st, 2013
Written by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
ROME (AP) - Cecile Kyenge's appointment as Italy's first black Cabinet minister has exposed the nation's ugly race problem, a blight that flares regularly on the soccer pitch with racist taunts and in the diatribes of xenophobic politicians - but has now raised its head at the center of political life. The appointment was hailed as a giant step forward for racial integration in a country that...
April 30th, 2013
Written by Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
Mayor Bloomberg Fiercely Defends Stop And Frisk Practice
NEW YORK (AP) - In a pugnacious defense of what he called a police force bombarded by politics, Mayor Michael Bloomberg lashed out Tuesday at critics of the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk practice and surveillance programs.
"The NYPD is under attack," the mayor said in a speech that lauded the department for lower crime rates,...
April 28th, 2013
Written by Hope Yen in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Black Voter Turnout Higher Than Whites
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for the first time, reflecting a deeply polarized presidential election in which blacks strongly supported Barack Obama while many whites stayed home.
Had people voted last November at the same rates they did in 2004,...
April 28th, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
A day after essentially dismissing student concerns of racial discrimination as unfounded, Purdue University officials are now investigating instances of hate crimes after the words “white supremacy” and a stick-figure drawing of a body hanging from a tree were found scribbled on a placard and left at the scene an equality march.
Still, school officials late Tuesday added they believe the...
April 25th, 2013
Written by Elena Becatoros - Associated Press in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Racist Attacks Escalate in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The number of racially motivated attacks increased in Greece last year, as did the severity of the violence involved, a human rights groups said Wednesday.
As Greece’s economy declined over the past few years, these incidents spiraled out of control. Relying on international rescue loans to remain solvent, the country imposed deep spending...
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