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July 29th, 2014

De Blasio Works to Improve NYPD and Minority Relations

Written by Jonathan Lemire in Race Relations, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
On July 17, a video emerged of police confronting Eric Garner, 43, for selling loose cigarettes on a Staten Island street. The video shows Garner being placed in an apparent chokehold and being knocked to the ground. Garner repeatedly screams, "I can't breathe!" He died a short time later. The cause of the death has not been determined.
Mayor Bill de Blasio still vows to work to improve relations between the NYPD and minorities, despite the most recent incident of a black man dying while in police custody after being arrested for selling cigarettes on a Staten Island street. Facing his first significant test in trying to improve relations between police and minority communities, De Blasio said Monday that he believes the...
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July 23rd, 2014

Anti-Semitic Protests Condemned Across Europe

Written by Kirsten Grieshaber in All About Family, Feature Stories, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Two babies are placed between dolls covered with red paint during a demonstration, most of them women and children, against Israel's military offensive in Gaza, Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in Berlin, Germany. Several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters demanded a halt to military action in Gaza.
Anti-Semitic protest occurring across Europe are being condemned. The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Italy on Tuesday condemned the rise in anti-Semitic protests and violence over the conflict in Gaza, saying they will do everything possible to combat it in their countries. "Anti-Semitic rhetoric and hostility against Jews, attacks on people of Jewish belief and synagogues have no place...
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July 23rd, 2014

American Indian Culture To Be Taught In Schools

Written by James MacPherson in Race Relations, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
An accurate portrayal of American Indian and culture is still lacking in classrooms across America.
Should American Indian history and culture be taught in schools across America? The state school superintendent in North Dakota believes it should be should be taught in that state's classrooms to have "a common understanding of where we came from in order to have vision for the future." State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said she wants to replicate curriculum similar to Montana's "...
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July 22nd, 2014

Koch Brothers Connect with Black Colleges

Written by Jesse Washington - AP National Writer in Common Ties That Bind, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Historically black colleges and universities have educated a huge percentage of black America. Today, HBCUs are facing unprecedented challenges.
The Koch brothers are connecting with black colleges. What does it really mean? America's black colleges are struggling for funds. The Republican Party is struggling to attract black voters. Enter a $25 million gift to the United Negro College Fund from the conservative Koch brothers, which has pitted the needs of black students against liberals' insistence that the Kochs are pursuing a racist...
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July 18th, 2014

Black Employees Lose Class Action Discrimination Lawsuit

Written by Ryan J. Foley - Associated Press in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 0 Comments
The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled against a class action lawsuit that was filed on behalf of thousands of black employees or job applicants.
Black employees and job applicants have lost a class action discrimination lawsuit filed against the state of Iowa. The Iowa Supreme Court rejected a class-action lawsuit Friday that alleged the Iowa executive branch systematically discriminated against black job applicants for years. Current and former applicants had argued that Iowa's 37 agencies favored whites over blacks for jobs in a merit...
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