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September 5th, 2014

Macy's Settles Racial Profiling Lawsuit

Written by Michael Virtanen in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Macy's, in the racial profiling lawsuit settlement, agrees to adopt new polices on police access to its security camera monitors and against profiling. The retailer also agrees to train employees, investigate customer complaints and keep better records on it compliance.
Macy's settles the racial profiling lawsuit that were brought against the retail giant by several black shoppers. Macy's has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle allegations of racial profiling at its flagship store in Manhattan's Herald Square. Under the agreement signed Tuesday with New York's attorney general, the retailer will adopt new policies on police access to its security camera monitors...
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August 21st, 2014

Racism Plagues Italian Soccer Federation

Written by Rob Harris - AP Sports Writer in Race Relations, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) newly elected president Carlo Tavecchio adjusts his glasses at the end of the national elective assembly at Fiumicino, near Rome, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. Carlo Tavecchio has been elected the new president of the Italian football federation, replacing Giancarlo Abete. Despite allegations of racism marring his electoral campaign, Tavecchio beat Demetrio Albertini by a majority vote on Monday.
The Italian Soccer Federation is plagued by racism as a result of the football federation's new president being investigated by UEFA over an alleged racist comment and could be banned for three months. Carlo Tavecchio, a long-standing executive in Italian soccer, was elected last week despite causing a stir over a reference to bananas when discussing the presence of foreign players in Italy....
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August 20th, 2014

Why Was Michael Brown Killed By Police?

Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Who was Michael Brown, Jr., why did he die, and how can we as a nation and communities across America prevent such incidents from happening?
Who was Michael Brown, Jr, and why was he killed by police while walking down the streets to his grandmother's house with a friend and unarmed? From what we have learned, Michael Brown was a teenager, recently graduated from high school, and was to begin his freshman year at a technical college, but was killed the day before he was to begin. Apparently, he did not have a history of delinquency or...
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August 18th, 2014

President Obama Walks Fine Line On Matters of Race

Written by Julie Pace - AP White House Correspondent in All About Family, Race Relations with 0 Comments
President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about the situation in Ferguson, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in Edgartown, Mass., during his family vacation on the island of Martha's Vineyard.
When it comes to issues involving race, President Obama walks a fine line as the first African-American president of the United States. It was again evident when he avoided mentioning race as he reminded us that we are all a part of one American family in his statement following the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen, at the hands of a police officer in Ferguson Missouri. For President...
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August 18th, 2014

Black Attorney Turns False Arrest Into Future Helping Others

Written by Samantha Bryson in Race Relations, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Sam Perkins, once falsely arrested, turned the experience into a 30-year career as a criminal defense lawyer to help the disenfranchised navigate the justice system.
An attorney, newly elected as the first black president of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, turned a false arrest into a future of helping others navigate an unjust justice system. Sam Perkins credits the start of his nearly 30-year career as a criminal defense attorney to the handful of weeks he spent as a criminal defendant, albeit a wrongly accused one, in the late 1960s...
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