Setting it Straight: Race and Racism, Minority Groups
Reaching back in time to discover and shine a light on events and peoples whose roles in shaping history may be unknown, misunderstood, or misrepresented.
October 4th, 2013
Written by Brian Skoloff in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the appointment of an independent monitor and a community advisory board to ensure that an Arizona sheriff is complying with constitutional requirements after finding his office engages in racial profiling.
U.S. District Judge Murray Snow found in May that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Joe Arpaio singled out Latinos and deputies unreasonably...
October 4th, 2013
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A large immigration reform rally in a New Mexico Republican District is being planned for this weekend. The lone Republican of New Mexico's congressional delegation faces an aggressive campaign from advocates who want him to support an immigration reform bill that grants citizenship.
Rep. Steve Pearce, who represents the state's border region and most Hispanic congressional district, has been...
September 29th, 2013
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A traveling art exhibit showing the works of African-American academic surgeons is being hosted at Marshall University's medical school.
Officials at the Huntington school say the "Opening Doors" exhibit will be on display in the lobby of the Marshall University Medical Center on the campus of Cabell Huntington Hospital through Nov. 2.
The exhibit tells the stories of four pioneering surgeons and...
September 17th, 2013
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SEWICKLEY, Pa. (AP) - Men from western Pennsylvania who served in the all-black Tuskegee Airmen unit during World War II are now honored on a new monument in Allegheny County, billed as the country's largest outdoor monument commemorating the barrier-breaking group.
Hundreds gathered at Sewickley Cemetery for Sunday's unveiling of the memorial, where the names of about 100 western Pennsylvania...
September 15th, 2013
Written by Brett Zongker - Associated Press in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. will be hosting a new exhibit that recognizes the first regiment of black Union soldiers from the Civil War.
Months after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed 150 years ago, the first unit of black Northern soldiers was organized as the 54th Massachusetts Regiment and went on to fight at Fort Wagner in South Carolina during the Civil War. The...
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