Raunchy, racist jokes were the entertainment at sheriff’s gathering
One attendee at luncheon says comedian Edwin San Juan ‘managed to insult every ethnic group.’ Sheriff Lee Baca gives him
One attendee at luncheon says comedian Edwin San Juan ‘managed to insult every ethnic group.’ Sheriff Lee Baca gives him
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced today that the Department of Justice, despite a Supreme Court ruling last month striking down a key part of the Voting Rights Act, will ask a federal court to force the state of Texas to obtain approval from the federal government before making any future changes in their
Dr. Anthea Butler’s post after the acquittal of George Zimmerman touched a nerve in what Wendell Berry called the hidden wound—that raw, throbbing one that never grows skin thick enough to keep it from puncturing and bleeding at the slightest touch.
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Structural violence refers to systematic ways in which social structures harm or otherwise disadvantage individuals. Structural violence is subtle, often invisible, and often has no one specific person
A study finds the odds of rising to another income level are notably low in certain cities, like Atlanta and Charlotte, and much higher in New York and Boston.
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WASHINGTON – “Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago,” President Obama said Friday, discussing the death of a black teenager and the acquittal of his shooter as he offered some of his most personal and extensive remarks on race since he became president.
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About half of African Americans are satisfied with society’s treatment of blacks, according to the Gallup poll, which was conducted before the George Zimmerman verdict.
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Dr. Christian Head of UCLA’s medical school alleged that the university failed to prevent discrimination and said he was routinely humiliated.
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UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — Tracey Wolff never had a problem with her 19-year-old son’s individualism: his “crazy”