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June 24th, 2014
Written by Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press in Common Ties That Bind, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Monday said the comments made by ousted Clippers owner Donald Sterling needed to be viewed within a broader perspective of how America faces racism.
Does Donald Sterling represent racism in America and how it is typically perceived, reacted to, and ultimately fades from the front page? Former Dallas Cowboys star Michael Irvin and NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Monday said the comments made by ousted Clippers owner Donald Sterling needed to be viewed within a broader perspective of how America faces racism. Irvin and Abdul-Jabbar...
June 24th, 2014
Written by James P. Anderson in Religion's Mighty Rivers, Race Relations with 0 Comments
From the religious perspective, how do many differing religious denominations with disparate approaches find commonality in building for the future?
How do we, as a society, reconcile ideas about building a better future for ourselves and future generations when there are so many voices, lay and religious, speaking at the same time? From the religious perspective, how do many differing religious denominations with disparate approaches find commonality in building for the future? Where can we find common ground? The prophet Haggai speaks to...
June 24th, 2014
Written by Jack Elliott Jr. - Associated Press in Education, the Great Equalizer, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Justice Department documents show its civil rights division is still a party to 43 school desegregation lawsuits against school districts in Alabama, 24 in Louisiana, 5 in Tennessee, 3 in Arkansas and 35 in Georgia.
School desegregation is still a major issue throughout the south, sixty-years after Brown vs. Board of Education was supposed to dismantle the "separate but equal" doctrine and practice. In Mississippi alone, forty-four school districts - the largest number in the Southeast - remain embroiled in lawsuits seeking to end decades of federal oversight. Legal battles over school desegregation have...
June 23rd, 2014
Written by Kevin Freking in Race Relations with 0 Comments
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor strongly supports affirmative action for minorities when it comes to college admissions.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor supports affirmative action when it comes to college admissions and rejects the notion that recently suggested alternatives to affirmative action such as income or residency could achieve similar results in diversifying the nation's colleges and universities. When asked whether other "less fractious" measures could achieve similar results for schools, she...
June 23rd, 2014
Written by Graham Dunbar in Race Relations, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
The man who invaded the pitch during the Germany-Ghana match at the World Cup was a neo-Nazi sympathizer, according to a report that will be delivered to FIFA on Monday.
Racist behavior from fans is showing up at the World Cup games much like it has during games across Europe during the regular season. The man who invaded the pitch during the Germany-Ghana match at the World Cup was a neo-Nazi sympathizer, according to a report that will be delivered to FIFA on Monday. The fans' anti-discrimination network, Fare, is preparing a report on Saturday's incident, when...

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