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Lee Hernandez

'Celebrity Apprentice' Star On Hugging Lisa Lampanelli (EXCLUSIVE)

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Hernandez | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: The Celebrity Apprentice, Dayana Mendoza, Video, Fight, Cultura, Elimination, Dayana Mendoza Eliminated, Donald Trump, Racist, Celebrity Apprentice, Sent Home, Lisa Lampanelli, Slidepollajax, Latino Voices News

After weeks of battling comedian Lisa Lampanelli in (and out of) the boardroom, former Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza was eliminated on last night's epi...

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Is the Man Who Killed Trayvon Martin a Racist? Who Cares?

Sam Sommers | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: George Zimmerman, Racial Bias, Shooter Bias, Racist, Trayvon Martin, Prejudice, Racism, Florida, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Racial Slurs, Video, Crime News
Sam Sommers

Are racist (or sexist or homophobic) slurs any less impactful when the person who utters them genuinely believes he doesn't have a bigoted bone in his body?

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"Toothless Rednecks" (Part Two): Hard History and Flawed Democracy in the South

Glen Browder | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Race Game, Leadership, Hard History, Racist, Alabama, Democracy, Southern Politics, V.O. Key, Biracial Accommodation, Deep South, Southerners, Arnold Toynbee, History, Politics, Campaigning, Rednecks, South, Jr., Flawed Democracy, Mississippi, Politics News
Glen Browder

It's a continuing game of racial politics -- now played by both blacks and whites in more sophisticated manner without traditional perversities -- in a regional system still struggling with historic black-white disparities and tensions.

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Anti-Obama Bumper Sticker: 'Don't Re-Nig In 2012'

The Huffington Post | Gene Demby | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Racist Obama Cartoon, Campaign 2012, Bv-Politics, Racist, Racist Obama Bumper Sticker, Election 2012, Stumpys Stickers, Black Voices News

A photograph of a bumper sticker that features racist, anti-Obama language has gone viral on Facebook and other social networks. The sticker reads ...

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Michael McAuliff

Ron Paul Collects Contributions From White Supremacists, Disavows Their Views

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Ron Paul Racist Letters, Ron Paul White Nationalists, Video, Ron Paul White Supremacists, Ron Paul Campaign Contributions, Racist, Ron Paul, Ron Paul White Separatists, Racism, Ron Paul 2012, Election 2012, Ron Paul Newsletters, Campaign Finance, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Presidential hopeful Ron Paul has disavowed white supremacists and their views, but a review of federal campaign filings shows he accept...

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Marty Has To Work With A Racist Client On 'House Of Lies'

Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, House of Lies, Racist, Showtime, Racism, Mormon, Tv Replay, Kristen Bell, Don Cheadle, Reality-Free, Utah, TV News

Marty had a choice when he met his new client on "House of Lies" (Sun., 10 p.m. EST on Showtime). After first mistaking Doug for Marty, and then assum...

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Papa Johns Receipt Calls Customers OUTRAGEOUS Racial Slur

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Employee Racism, Pizza, Racist, Papa John's, Papa John's Store, Racism, Racial Names, Racial Stereotypes, Papa Johns's Pizza, Racial Slurs, New York News

Minhee Cho went to Papa John's for some fast food goodness. Little did she know, she would get it served with a side of racism. At around 12:30 p.m...

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Racist NYPD Officer Caught Bragging About Fake Arrest

Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Michael Daragjati, Nypd, Ray Kelly, Ny News, Racist, Stop and Frisk, Staten Island, Civil Rights, New York News

An NYPD officer was arrested on Monday for allegedly violating a man's civil rights after falsely accusing him of resisting arrest while conducting th...

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Perry's N-gate Reminiscent of Cheney's Racism-Charged Hunting

Martha Rosenberg | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Hunting, Cheney, Racist, Rick Perry 2012, Politics News
Martha Rosenberg

The flap over the racist name of the hunting lodge that Texas Governor Rick Perry's family leased is not the first time hunting and racism have conspi...

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What a Shame, You Do Not Speak 'Your Own Language'

Agustin Duran | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Bilingual, Discriminatory, Latinos, Agustin Duran, Mexico, United States, Speak English, Mexican Descendent, Los Angeles, Speak Spanish, Racist, Latino Politics, Latino Voices News
Agustin Duran

We cannot forget that we live in the United States and no matter how big the Latino community is, or any other community is, it would do us all well to learn and speak English. We all benefit when all members of the public can understand and communicate with each other.

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Herman Begets Pat Begets Begets Begets: Are We Talking About Race Again?

Donna Marsh O'Connor | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Racism, Pat Buchanan, Racist, Herman Cain, Herman Cain Racist, Herman Cain 2012, Herman Cain for President, Politics News
Donna Marsh O'Connor

Herman Cain is a controversial figure and Pat Buchanan applauds that. Good for Pat Buchanan. Good for Herman Cain. Good for Republican voters. But this is very bad for Americans.

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'Slave Earrings' On Italian 'Vogue'

Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Hair-Beauty-Beauty-Style, Vogue, VOGUE Italia, Racist, Poll, Franca Sozzani Vogue Italia, Slave, Jewelry, Black Voices News

Apparently looking like a slave is hot in Italy. So, after purchasing your "Nigger-brown" bag from eBay you can complete the look with a pair of "Slav...

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Bronx Principal FIRED For Racist Rants

Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Frank Borzellieri, Frank Borzellieri Bronx, Ny News, Racist, Racism, Bronx Principal Frank Borzellieri, New York News

UPDATE: Frank Borzellieri has been fired from his position as principal of Our Lady of Mount Carmel for his racially divisive writing following an inq...

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'Breakfast At Tiffany's' Racist? Group Wants To Cancel BK Screening

Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Ny News, Racist, Mickey Rooney, New York News, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Audrey Hepburn, Video, New York News

"Breakfast At Tiffany's", the 1961 Audrey Hepburn classic film based on the novel by Truman Capote, is scheduled for an outdoor screening at Brooklyn ...

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Battleground North Carolina: Midnight Madness & the Southern Backlash

Michael Carmichael | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Charlotte, Queen City, Tea Party, Progressives, Reagan Democrats, North Carolina General Assembly, David Dayen, Segregationist-Politics, Governor Beverly Perdue, Bev Perdue, Dccc, James Crawford, Racism, Party of Five, Granville County, Naacp, Bigotry, Blue Dog Democrats, North Carolina, Teapublicans, Louisiana, Dixiecrat, Racist, Alabama, Blue Dog Caucus, Progressive Movement, Oxford, Barack Obama, James W. Crawford, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Henry Marrow, Christian Conservatives, Blue Dogs, Art Pope, Ncae, Jessecrat, Kochs, Terri Sewell, Republicansegregation, Politics News
Michael Carmichael

While there is a growing progressive trend supporting vetoes of radical right-wing legislation, there is a definite backlash against centrist, populist, Blue Dog-style Democrats in North Carolina and all across the South.

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Fixing the Fiasco of the NYPD's Marijuana Arrests

Jesse Levine | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Criminal Records, Decriminalization, Paul Browne, Mayor Bloomberg, New Legislation, Marijuana, Marijuana Policy, Racist, Hakeem Jeffries, Pot, Mark Grisanti, Civil Rights, New York City, Albany, Nypd, Ray Kelly, Ira Glasser, Racism, Stop and Frisk, New York State Assembly, Marijuana Arrests, Constitution, Know Your Rights, Constitutional Rights, Politics News
Jesse Levine

Two New York State legislators have proposed a simple, effective legislative fix to New York City's 15-year marijuana arrest craze that would strike from the law the misdemeanor for marijuana possession of less than an ounce.

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Is Tribalism on the Increase?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Latino, White Supremacists, Racial Purity, Ethnicity, Racist, Mlk, Asian Americans, Hispanic, White Supremacy, Hispanics, Race, Northwest Front, Journalism, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Segregation, Plessy vs. Ferguson, Martin Luther King Jr., Darwinism, Racism, Biracial, Integration, Martin Luther King Day, Tribalism and Racism, Tribalism, African Americans, Black Separatism, Minorities, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

When I was a college student, I worked at the student newspaper. I was a longhaired, hard-drinking journalist -- a Woodward and/or Bernstein in traini...

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The People Who Made Mike Tyson's Punch-Out Are Racist

Brandon Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Racism, Mike Tyson, Pop Culture, Bronx, Nintendo, New York City, Racist, Comedy News
Brandon Mendelson

A common complaint from pundits is that the images we're given in popular culture are racist. I am not about to address this concern. But. After playi...

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Racist Rhetoric Fuels Hate Crimes

Valerie Taliman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jesse Sanford, Cosme Ripol, William Hatch, Hate Crimes, Jr, Racist, Lou Dobbs, Racism, Native Americans, Matthew Shepard, Eric Morrow, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, James Byrd, Politics News
Valerie Taliman

Those well-paid political messengers of racist rhetoric would do well to take a lesson from Diné elders and realize that they are manifesting their destiny in the worst way.

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Non-Breaking News: GOP Opposition to DREAM ACT Is About Race

Gabe Gonzalez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arizona SB1070, 14th Amendment, Immigration, U.S. Constitution, Arizona, Race, Cir, Tea Party Movement, Jan Brewer, Conservatives, Arizona Immigration Bill, sb1070, Racism, Rohrabacher, Arizona Immigration Law, Constitution, Tea Party, sb1070 Arizona, Republican Party, Fox News Channel, Governor Jan Brewer, California, Arizona Immigration, Racist, Conservative, Glen Beck, Dana Rohrabacher, Immigration Reform, Angle, Jan Brewer Immigration, DREAM Act, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Jan Brewer sb1070, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Sharron Angle, Republicans, Politics News
Gabe Gonzalez

The immigration debate is not about law, not about fairness, not about justice. It's about race. Plain and simple. It's about the fear of more brown people coming into our society, our culture.

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Why Anderson Cooper Botched the Billion Dollar Pigford Story

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Tom Vilsack, Black Farmers Settlement, Farmers, Black Farmers, Anderson Cooper, Steve King Barack Obama, Pigford v. Glickman, Usda, Steve King, John Boyd, Tea Party Racism, Racist, Racism, Media News
Lee Stranahan

One of the worst things about the racist charge is that too often, it's a distraction. A sideshow. In constructing their hyped up news segments, the mainstream TV shows miss the actual story.

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Macacas and Turban Toppers: Xenophobic Rhetoric and the 2010 Elections

Deepa Iyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Saalt, Xenophobia, Racist, Muslims, Racism, Xenophobic, South Asians, Arab Americans, Nikki Haley, Sikhs, Politics News
Deepa Iyer

It is important not to underestimate the chilling effects that xenophobic rhetoric can have on the full civic and political involvement of new American voters and on candidates from our communities.

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Glenn Beck Rally Goers Ask "Do We Look Racist?"

Sam Seder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Martin Luther King, Racist, Sarah Palin, Mlk, Tea Party, Fundementalists, Glenn Beck Rally, Lincoln Memorial, Politics News
Sam Seder

I went to the Beck Rally last weekend for about five hours... words escape me so allow me just to say, I report, you decide... ...

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Living in a 'Post-Racist' Society

Tina Dupuy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, Andrew Breitbart, Anchor Babies, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Racist, Racism, Muslims, Immigration, Race, Politics News
Tina Dupuy

The MSNBC documentary series Lock Up ran a story earlier this month about a Maricopa County Jail inmate charged with identity theft named Cecil Kunkel...

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Chicago Couple Accused Of Refusing To Sell Home To Black Buyers

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Lowe, Bridgeport, Chicago Real Estate, Racist, Hud, Equal Rights, Daniel Sabbia, Racism, George Willborn, Equal Protection, Real Estate, Adrienne Sabbia, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Peytyn Willborn, Chicago News

A Chicago couple faces federal discrimination charges after allegedly refusing to sell their South Side home to a black couple because of their race. ...

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