Jim Crow

75 Years After Scottsboro Racial Profiling In Jury Selection Is Alive and Well

Ellen Feldman | Posted 03.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Death Sentence, Racial Bias in Jury Selection, Scottsboro, Black and Jewish Cooperation, Jim Crow, Permeptory Strikes, Batson v. Kentucky, Rape, Snyder v. Louisiana, Barack Obama, Fourteenth Amendment, Miller-El, Politics News
Ellen Feldman

While the ruling in favor of an African-American ex-marine found guilty by an all-white jury is gratifying, it does not go to the heart of racial injustice in the criminal justice system.

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Those Hidden Costs

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dna Testing, New Orleans, Jim Crow, Kareem Obama, Obama Wright, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Jeremiah Wright Barack Obama, Emmett Till, Katrina, Racism, Obama Jeremiah Wright, Tuskegee Experiment, Jeremiah Wright, Race, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Politics News
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Because of the nature of the problems experienced by black Americans, Americans have to pay for issues that they didn't cause and shouldn't have to fix. But nonetheless we are stuck with the tab.

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It's About a Lot More Than The 3 A.M. Phone Call

William Fisher | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jim Crow, Florida, Obama, Race, Journalism, Politics News
William Fisher

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the National Newspaper Publishers Association - the organization representing the nation's 200--plus blac...

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Law Firm Segregation Reminiscent of Jim Crow

Yolanda Young | Posted 03.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Law Firm Segregation, Racism Law, Racism Law Firm, Covington Law Firm, Jim Crow, Business News
Yolanda Young

Recently, I contacted the black graduates from my law school class to find out how others were fairing in the legal profession. Nearly all who'd had experience in a large firm environment expressed chagrin, sighting instance after instance of suspect treatment.

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Black Magic Is A Hoop Dream

Karen Russell | Posted 03.15.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Samuel L. Jackson, Willis Reed, Earl Monroe, Black Magic, Basketball, Nordstrom, Bob Love, Movies, Civil Rights, Celtics. Racism, Sports, March Madness, Jim Crow, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Espn, Nba, Discrimination, Dan Klores, Wynton Marsalis, African Americans, Hbcu, Entertainment News
Karen Russell

Black Magic is an entertaining, engaging and emotional look at the all-but forgotten players and coaches from the Historical Black Colleges and Universities.

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Burying Jim Crow: A New Democratic South

Linda Hansen | Posted 10.11.2007 | Home

Read More: Jim Crow, African American Candidate, South Carolina, Offthebus, Home News
Linda Hansen

Will the climate ever be right for a Democratic resurgence in the South? Two journalists, editors of newspapers during the civil rights movement, reflect on where the South was and where it's headed.

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