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.
October 31st, 2012
Written by Mike Schneider - Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — A judge on Monday denied prosecutors' request for a gag order in the trial of a neighborhood watch leader charged with killing a black teen, in a case which drew national attention over questions of race and self-defense.
Circuit Judge Debra Nelson said in an order that there was no need for a gag order at this time to ensure a fair trial for George Zimmerman.
The 29-year-...
October 29th, 2012
Written by Michael Melia - Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A suburban Connecticut city roiled by a police bias scandal has reached a proposed settlement of U.S. claims that officers engaged in a pattern of discrimination and abuse toward Latinos, officials announced Oct. 23.
The agreement, which mandates wide-ranging reforms of the East Haven Police Department, resolves allegations by the U.S. Justice Department's civil rights...
October 22nd, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
HOBART, Australia (AP) — Interim WBA light middleweight champion Anthony Mundine has been accused of racism after making disparaging remarks about the heritage of his upcoming opponent and fellow Australian Aborigine Daniel Geale.
Mundine said of Tasmanian-born Geale at a pre-fight media conference that he thought "they wiped all the Aborigines from Tasmania out" — referencing a colonial-era...
October 17th, 2012
Written by Curt Anderson - AP Legal Affairs Writer in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The foreperson of the jury that convicted a teenager in a fiery attack on a middle school classmate told a judge Friday she was subjected to racial harassment during deliberations that she described as chaotic and confrontational.
The other five jurors, also interviewed Friday by Circuit Judge Matthew Destry, said they didn't recall intense racial animosity but most...
October 10th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court on Sept. 25 denied a Arizona sheriff's request to reverse a lower-court decision barring his deputies from detaining people solely on the suspicion that they're illegal immigrants.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco issued a 23-page ruling after considering the narrow question of a preliminary injunction while a Phoenix trial court considers...
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