Stereotypes and Labels: Racial Discrimination Articles - Racism Against Blacks, Asians & More
Research findings, reporting incidents, personal reflections, anecdotes, and commentary that illustrate the pervasive beliefs, the use and harmful effects of labels, stereotypes, slurs, and derogatory slang in contemporary society.
March 1st, 2013
Written by Ciaran Fahey in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
BERLIN (AP) - Facing a surge of right-wing extremism among fans, the soccer club Borussia Dortmund has long used social workers at games to defuse tense situations and help promote tolerance.
This month, however, the social workers were attacked by a group of neo-Nazi fans. One of them was beaten badly in a stadium bathroom.
It was one of many recent episodes underlining how Germany - and...
February 20th, 2013
Written by Nebi Qena - Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) - It was a quick affair: the couple met in a restaurant and wed the next day. A Kosovo Serb man and an ethnic Albanian woman joined in marriage, unusual in war-torn Kosovo. Fifteen years later, they were an apparent target of a bombing in the ethnically split city of Mitrovica.
Slavoljub Masic, Nerxhivane Rrustolli, and their children weren't injured in last week's hand...
February 12th, 2013
Written by Laura Tillman - Associated Press in Stereotypes & Labels with 1 Comment
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Black students in Mississippi's public schools are more than twice as likely as white students to be disciplined and punished, according to a new report from the Children's Defense Fund.
Marian Wright Edelman, president and founder of the Washington-based group, said Friday in Jackson that many black students are on a school-to-prison pipeline that's undermining 50 years of...
February 8th, 2013
Written by Joseph White in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurtful names and racial stereotypes of all types were discussed and dissected Thursday in a daylong symposium at the Smithsonian, and the Washington Redskins were at the top of the list for nearly all those who spoke.
"I can only imagine what it would be like to be at a football game at FedEx Field in a crowd of close to 90,000, all screaming at the top of their lungs, when...
February 7th, 2013
Written by Frances D’Emilio - Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
ROME (AP) - Last week it was Silvio Berlusconi, who got into hot water for praising Benito Mussolini. This week it's the former premier's younger brother who sparked outrage - by calling an Italian superstar soccer player of African descent the family's "little black boy."
In a much-viewed video clip, Paolo Berlusconi told a crowd of supporters Sunday that he was off to the soccer stadium to see...
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