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August 15th, 2014

Black Pete Image To Change in Netherlands

Written by Toby Sterling - Associated Press in Race Relations, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
In this Nov. 16, 2013 file photo a "Zwarte Piet" or "Black Pete", jokes with children after arriving with Sinterklaas, or Saint Nicholas, by steamboat in Hoorn, north-western Netherlands. Amsterdam’s mayor and organizers of a large children’s winter festival have unveiled plans on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014 to reform the image of “Black Pete” in order to remove perceived racist elements over a period of years.
The image of Black Pete image as a helper and sidekick of Santa Claus will change after coming under fire in recent years as being racist. Amsterdam's mayor and the organizers of a large children's winter festival have unveiled plans to overhaul the image of "Black Pete" - the sidekick to the Dutch Santa Claus - after protests that the character exhibited racist elements. Mayor Eberhard van der...
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August 14th, 2014

Violent Protest Following Black Teen Death by Police

Written by Jim Suhr in Common Ties That Bind, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Protests in the St. Louis suburb as the result of a white police officer shooting and killing an unarmed black teenager to death turned violent Wednesday night, with people lobbing Molotov cocktails at police who responded with smoke bombs and tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri continue following the death of an unarmed black teen at the hands of police, apparently stemming from the lack of forthcoming information about the circumstances of the teen's death. Protests in the St. Louis suburb rocked by racial unrest since a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death turned violent Wednesday night, with people...
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August 14th, 2014

Schools of Minorities Growing Across America

Written by Kimberly Hefling - AP Education Writer in Common Ties That Bind, Race Relations with 0 Comments
This photo taken July 21, 2014 shows students in Jane Cornell's summer school class learn story telling skills at Mary D. Lang Kindergarten Center in Kennett Square, Pa. For the first time ever U.S. public schools are projected this fall to have more minority students enrolled than white, a shift largely fueled by growth in the numbers of Hispanic children.
Schools of minorities are growing across America as the nation's demographics are changing as a result of a growing Hispanic population. For the first time, U.S. public schools are projected this fall to have more minority students than non-Hispanic whites, a shift largely fueled by growth in the number of Hispanic children. The changing demographics of American education are apparent inside Jane...
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August 14th, 2014

New NFL Season Returns Spotlight to Redskins Controversy

Written by Joseph White in Race Relations, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Many Native Americans have made, and continue to make, an appeal for the Washington professional football team to change its name and mascot.
Should the Washington Redskins change their name? In this era of racial and ethnic awareness, and the efforts to be respectful and politically correct, is there any redeeming value to continuing to use a name that many Native Americans consider racist and insensitive? The Redskins nickname and mascot have been up for criticism and debate for decades, but no time has the name "Redskins" received...
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August 13th, 2014

Hispanics Racially Profiled by North Carolina Sheriff Department

Written by Emery P. Dalesio in Race Relations, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
The U.S. Justice Department has accused a North Carolina Sheriff Department of racially profiling Hispanic drivers, ordering that be jailed rather than issues a citation when stopped for traffic violations.
Hispanics are racially profiled by deputies in the North Carolina Sheriff Depart, according to a case currently being heard in a U.S. District Court. In the opening day of a case accusing a North Carolina sheriff of racial profiling, two retired supervising deputies testified Tuesday that their former boss told officers to take Hispanic motorists to jail over traffic violations, rather than...
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