Race Relations

DNA Study Solves Mystery Of Mysterious Mixed-Race People

AP | TRAVIS LOLLER | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Mixed Race, Dna, History, Video, Melungeon, Race Relations, Melungeon Ancestry, Heritage, Science, Science News, Melungeon Origins, Interracial, Science News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once...

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GOP Legislator Blames 'Black Youth Mobs' For Attacks

North Baltimore Patch | Bryan P. Sears and Adam Bednar | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Baltimore, Maryland Politics, Crime, Baltimore Crime, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Race Relations, Baltimore Inner Harbor, Pat Mcdonough, Race, Pat Mcdonough Baltimore, Politics News

The Inner Harbor area of Baltimore City is being terrorized by "black youth mobs" and city and state officials are "covering it up," according to one ...

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It Really is Okay to Earn the Black Vote, Mr. President

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Politics, Immigration Reform, Michelle Obama, Michele Bachmann, President Obama, Lgbtq, African-Americans, Barney Frank, Mitt Romney, Joe Biden, Race, Race-Relations, Gay Marriage, Rusty Depass, Bv-Politics, Black Voices News
Morris W. O'Kelly

The inconvenient truth about being the first Black president is the Black part. It seems America wants all of the credit for electing a man of color to the Oval Office but wants no part of the reality that race still matters in America.

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Teens Create Award-Winning Documentary On Race Relations, Tolerance

Webster Groves Patch | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Webster Groves High School, Birmingham, Princeton Prize in Race Relations, Colorblind, Race Relations, Memphis, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Julie Burchett, Hannah Davidson, Katie Ribant, Civil Rights, Jamie Garland, Impact News

Seeing firsthand the places they’d read about in history class made the civil rights struggle come alive for three Webster Groves students. Now H...

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End Racial Profiling Act: A Smarter Policy

Dawud Walid | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: End Racial Profiling Act, End Racial Profiling, Racial Profiling, Race Relations, Religion News
Dawud Walid

When we change the culture of profiling among our nation's finest, perhaps it will lead to a general cultural shift in which we will see the end to the type of profiling that led to the death of Trayvon Martin.

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L.A. Riots: A Rose Grows Through Concrete 20 Years Later

Carol Biondi | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Education, Probation, Incarceration, Prison, Recidivism, California Community Foundation, Race Relations, Bloom, Prejudice, Advocacy, Home News
Carol Biondi

Twenty years after the L.A. riots, can philanthropy play a meaningful role in addressing the gross over-representation of Black males in prisons and correctional facilities in California?

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Obama Presidency Lures Out Dormant Racism

Nicole Glass | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Arkansas, Little Rock, Racism, Dwight Eisenhower, Terrence Roberts, Civil Rights, Trayvon Martin, Little Rock Nine, African Americans, Race Relations, Politics News
Nicole Glass

The end of a racist nation cannot just come from an integration of races in schools, the workplace and politics. It must come from a very personal change in perception. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 changed the law, but it's the people that change a culture.

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20 Years After L.A. Riots, Nonprofit Fights Prejudices, Advocates A Better First Chance

Carol Biondi | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Education, Probation, Incarceration, Recidivism, Prison, California Community Foundation, Bloom, Prejudice, Advocacy, Race Relations, Impact News
Carol Biondi

Twenty years after the L.A. riots, can philanthropy play a meaningful role in addressing the gross over-representation of Black males in prisons and correctional facilities in California?

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An Unexpected Encounter: Putting My Anti-Racism Training to Work

Rev. Peter M. Wallace | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Racism, Anti-Racism, Race Relations, Episcopal Church, African Americans, Religion News
Rev. Peter M. Wallace

If I hadn't been at the Anti-Racism Training that day, would I have been so quick to invite this unknown African American man into my car? And give him that much money?

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Striving For Racial Harmony At Evangelical Colleges

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, Christian Colleges, Cedarville University, North Park University, Multicultural, Race, Randal Jenks, Joshua Canada, Racial Reconciliation, Westmont College, Eastern University, Robert Reyes, Nyack College, Denise Isom, Racism, Entrada Scholars, Faith, Universities, Jon Purple, Hispanic, George Fox University, Carl Ruby, Taylor University, Nate Mouttet, George Yancey, Goshen College, Dante Upshaw, Biola University, Glen Kinoshita, Joel Perez, Carmille Akande, Calvin College, Monica Smith, Moody Bible Institute, Sam Barkat, Wheaton College, African American, Higher Education, Diversity, Cccu, Race Relations, Religion News
Christine A. Scheller

If Christian colleges are serious about moving forward in their diversity efforts, they need to listen to and empower the diversity officers on their campuses.

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Andrew Davis Returns to Stony Island

Alex Simon | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Richard Davis, Ronnie Barron, The Fugitive, Race Relations, Chicago, Andrew Davis, Entertainment News
Alex Simon

Stony Island, which Davis co-wrote and produced with Tamar Simon Hoffs, arrives on DVD and VOD from Cinema Libre Studio on April 24. Andrew Davis sat down recently to discuss his memories of Stony Island.

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Trayvon Martin is a Victim of Selective Perception

BJ Gallagher | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Paradigms, Thomas Kuhn, Stereotypes, Selective Perception, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Trayvon Martin, Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, Psychology, George Zimmerman, Prejudice, Perception, Race Relations, Crime News
BJ Gallagher

"We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are," wrote French diarist Anais Nin. This is not just true of George Zimmerman, the Florida man...

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From Dog Whistles to Air Raid Sirens

Ari Rabin-Havt | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Alex Castellanos, Karl Rove, Rush Limbaugh, Jesse Helms, Sean Hannity, Racism, Fox News, Roger Ailes, Dog Whistle, John Derbyshire, WIllie Horton Ad, Willie Horton, Race Relations, Media News
Ari Rabin-Havt

The result of 40 years of these coded attacks is to ensure a permanent de facto racial segregation in our political dialogue, pitting white male voters against African Americans and poisoning our discourse.

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Build Multiracial Congregations: Heal Racism

The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D. | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Multiracial Congregations, Multiracial Churches, Easter, Church, Martin Luther King, Race Relations, Trayvon Martin, Racism, Religion News
The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D.

Racism and profiling can seem overwhelming. But when we gather rooted in our faith and connected to others who seek change, our spirits and our communities may take steps toward transformation.

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Disrupting the Discourse and Discussing the Undiscussable

Laurel Schwartz | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Racism, Harvard University, Harvard, Education Reform, Classism, Class Warfare, Trayvon Martin, Race Relations, Judaism, Social Inequality, College News
Laurel Schwartz

If I am unsure of how to broach issues of race and class with my peers in the safety of my grad school classrooms, how will I be able to lead these conversations in a school?

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Why the Trayvon Martin Circus Could Derail Obama's Re-election

James Marshall Crotty | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Al Sharpton, Latino Vote, George Zimmerman, Black Panthers, Hispanic, Sanford, Barack Obama, Spike Lee, Hoodie, Gop, President Obama, Trayvon Martin, Presumption of Innocence, White Privilege, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Jesse Jackson, Swing States, Vigilante Justice, Reverend Al Sharpton, Populism, Obama, New Black Panthers, Obama Administration, Race Relations, Florida Politics, Election 2008, Obama Campaign, Election 2012, Politics News
James Marshall Crotty

I feel extremely bad and incredibly worried for Barack Obama. I like the president and most of his policies. However, the Trayvon Martin circus has grown so big and unruly, it threatens to derail the president's much-deserved second term.

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When The NAACP Came To Lunch

Franklin Graham | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Abortion, Franklin Graham, Christianity, Religion and Politics, Sudan, Naacp, Race Relations, Christian Social Justice, Trayvon Martin, Religion News
Franklin Graham

Recently, I hosted 20 representatives of the NAACP for lunch at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C. I came away with a better understanding of our differences and a commitment to work together on important challenges in our country.

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In Trayvon Martin Case, Media Need to Examine Their Own Role

Jerry Lanson | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Media Coverage, Newsroom Diversity, Institutional Racism, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin Case, Trayvon Martin Coverage, Stand Your Ground Law, Media Critique, Race Relations, Media News
Jerry Lanson

In the first couple of weeks following the Feb. 26 fatal shooting and Zimmerman's release after claiming self-defense under Florida's so-called "stand your ground" law, few Americans knew anything about it.

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Shooting to Kill

The Daily Princetonian | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Decision-Making, Trayvon Martin, Gun Laws, Portland Oregon, Princeton University, Stand Your Ground, Racism, Race Relations, College News
The Daily Princetonian

Disregarding the importance of race is tantamount to disregarding the important of emotions. We cannot change -- at least not with great speed or conviction -- our visceral response to race.

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Haters Hungry for Attention

The Miami Hurricane | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Suzanne Collins, Racism, Twitter, Rue, Tweets, The Hunger Games, Amanda Sternberg, The Hunger Games Race, The Hunger Games Movie, Facebook, Race Relations, Hunger Games Racist Tweets, Social Media, The Hunger Games Box Office, Social Media Addiction, Hunger Games Controversy, The Hunger Games Rue, College News
The Miami Hurricane

Our generation is unnervingly quick to pick up their smartphones and write the first thought that comes to mind via tweets and status updates. They either realize it's offensive once its posted for the public to see, or just don't care. Either way, there's a serious problem with these habits.

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Trayvon Martin, Patrick Dorismond and the Defiling of Dead Black Men

Mike Amato | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Trayvon Martin Shooting, George Zimmerman, Rudy Giuliani, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin Controversy, Race Relations, Patrick Dorismond, Politics News
Mike Amato

The black man is shot dead. The killer goes home. And an obscene campaign begins to smear the dead man as yet another thug who had it coming. This happened 12 years ago this month.

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Of Religion, Reproduction And Racist Incarcerations

Rev. Dr. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Religion and Politics, Mass Incarceration, Women's Issues, Women's Health, Reproductive Rights, African-American Issues, Race Relations, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder

If there is this 'movement' to put African American males behind bars, what is the point? What will such achieve?" Is it just a matter of supposedly keeping our streets safer? No.

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Alleged Ohio KKK Member Arrested For Threatening Black Man

Reuters | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: White Supremacists, Hate Crimes, Race Relations, Ku Klux Klan, Trayvon Martin, Ohio, Kkk, Reuters, Racism, Black Voices News

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND, March 28 (Reuters) - A man wearing Ku Klux Klan clothing was arrested in the small community of Mount Victory...

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How To Talk To Your Child About Trayvon Martin's Death

Te-Erika Patterson | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Sanford, Children, African Americans, Death, Trayvon Martin, Racism, Hoodies, Shooting of Trayvon Martin, Prejudice, Race Relations, Black Voices News
Te-Erika Patterson

Our children are hearing about this incident at school, they are watching our reactions and will internalize what this means to them and how they view and interact with the world.

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Student Becomes Violent Over Trayvon Martin: Why This is a Warning Sign to All of Us

Dr. Boyce Watkins | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Jonatha Carr, Racial Prejudice, Syracuse University, Trayvon Martin, Race Discrimination, Florida Atlantic University, Racism, Race Relations, Politics News
Dr. Boyce Watkins

We are taught from birth that the rules are different for us, and the stress from dealing with this double standard can be overwhelming. Coping with racism is a skill that takes years to develop, and when it's all said and done, you've simply morphed yourself into half of what you were before.

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