From CAHRO’s own Brian Levin: After Years of Increases, Decline In Hate and Anti-Government Groups May Still Be Bad News
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a Montgomery, AL based civil rights group, in an annual report released today stated that the number of domestic hate and anti-government groups declined last year after years of sustained increases that saw levels reach modern records. Hate groups, including neo-Nazis, racist skinheads and the Klan, who espouse falsehoods
On gay issue, Arizona may heed national outcry this time
Arizona has resisted national pressure before to its controversial laws. But this time leaders are urging Gov. Jan Brewer to veto a bill that would allow businesses to refuse service to gay patrons.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-ff-arizona-gay-religion-20140226,0,3445922.story#ixzz2uRwNNcbV
Los Angeles Times
New York University Proposes Anti-bullying Program for Youth Sports
MIAMI ― In the wake of the Miami Dolphins’ bullying scandal in the NFL, the New York University sports and society program proposed a
Colorblind Notion Aside, Colleges Grapple With Racial Tension
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A brochure for the University
Florida Considers In-state Tuition for Dreamers
MIAMI ― State lawmakers could approve a bill this session allowing qualified Florida students to pay in-state college tuition even if they are in the country
Strong L.A. economy boosts income inequality in city, study says
A relatively strong local economy in Los Angeles, which is stoking the fortunes of its higher-income residents, is helping boost income disparity in the city, the Brookings Institution study shows.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-inequality-la-20140222,0,1353229.story#ixzz2uGLtpQTK
Los Angeles Times
Ole Miss Students May Face Charges in Racist Episode
OXFORD, Miss. — The University of Mississippi said Friday that students could face criminal charges for placing a noose on a statue honoring the college’s first black student, and a fraternity announced that it had expelled three men because of the incident…
The New York Times
Professor Who Defends Segregation
The rise of Rand Paul, a libertarian who is a U.S. senator from Kentucky and is talked about as a Republican presidential candidate, has drawn new attention to the views of a faculty member at Loyola University New Orleans who believes most civil rights laws were wrong, and that restaurants, hotels and employers should be
Racist Episodes Continue to Stir Ole Miss Campus
OXFORD, Miss. — On the campus of the University of Mississippi, a few hundred yards from a monument honoring Confederate soldiers, a statue of the university’s first black student, who enrolled in 1962 amid rioting that left two people dead, stands as what administrators call a powerful symbol of progress.
The New York Times