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.
June 13th, 2014
Written by Meg Kinnard - Associated Press in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
A black Republican U. S. Senator from South Carolina, should he be elected in the November mid-term election, will most certainly make history, signaling that the south and the country continues to make progress when it comes to race and politics. Having handily beaten his GOP challenger, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is now poised to focus on his general election campaign, one that will likely make...
May 21st, 2014
Written by Chris Talbott in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Was Macklemore being Anti-Semitic during a recent concert with the costume he wore as he performed his song, "Thrift Shop" or was he ignorant and insensitive?
Rapper Macklemore posted an apology on his website late Monday, saying he didn't mean to mock Jewish people by wearing a costume that some say was anti-Semitic during a performance in Seattle last week.
Macklemore wrote that he randomly...
May 15th, 2014
Written by Paul Elias in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Discrimination against a Chinese lawyer will be corrected if a group of students and professors are successful with their appeal. The discriminatory act, which occurred in the late 19th century still stands as a testament to the racial prejudice that pervaded, and still pervade, many aspects of American life.
California's Supreme Court in 1890 denied Hong Yen Chang's application to practice law...
May 6th, 2014
Written by Jesse J Holland in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
A little over 70 years ago, the White House Correspondents' Association banned Harry McAlpin from the organization for daring to be the black journalist in the Oval Office. Now the WHCA is honoroing him.
Harry McAlpin was standing outside the Oval Office, moments away from becoming the first black reporter to attend a presidential news conference, when one of his contemporaries approached with...
April 25th, 2014
Written by Michael Felberbaum in Setting It Straight with 1 Comment
A recent court decision found tobacco companies are not doing enough to educate black communities about the dangers of tobacco use.
The nation's tobacco companies and the Justice Department are including media outlets that target more of the black community in court-ordered advertisements that say the cigarette makers lied about the dangers of smoking, according to a brief filed in U.S. District...
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