Judge Grants Change Of Venue For Fomer BART Officer
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 16:24
According to The Associated Press, a judge has agreed to move the trial for a former transit officer charged with the shooting death of 22-year-old Oscar Grant. The murder trial of Johannes ...
White police officer with cornrows: No, it's not OK
Fri, 09/25/2009 - 11:12
Thomas Strain, a white police officer in the predominantly Black 35th district in Philadelphia, was ordered off the streets and made to take a desk job. Which clearly is an insult. He'd been on the force for five years, with a clean record, so naturally, people wondered why. Well, according to sources in the department who wanted to remain nameless, it was because he had cornrows. ...
Income, Immigration Divide America More Than Race, Survey Says
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 13:25
It may surprise anyone following the charges of racism that have flared up during the debate over President Obama's health care proposals, but a survey taken this summer found that fewer people perceived there are strong conflicts between blacks and whites than saw strong conflicts between immigrants and the native born, or between rich people and poor people.
A majority (55%) of adults said there are "very strong" or "strong" conflicts between immigrants and people ...
Why I’m grateful for Joe Wilson and racist fury
Tue, 09/22/2009 - 09:33
TheLoop21.com's Keli Goff writes about how the future of our country, particularly when it comes to race relations, is really looking up. ...
'Mad Men' creator: Still no people of color in advertising
09/10/2009
by raechalMatthew Weiner, the genius behind Mad Men, says we might just see a Black employee at Sterling Cooper one of these days. So far, the only people of color on the 1960s-era show are the Drapers' housekeeper and the guys who run the elevators at the advertising agency.
Here, Weiner confirms this is all part of his plan, that he's trying to reflect the segregated, sexist society Americans lived in.
He also says something that "no one wants to hear," that the world of advertising is still lacking color.
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Cop who called Gates 'jungle monkey' says 'I'm not a racist'
Wed, 08/05/2009 - 12:55
Boston Officer Justin Barrett, who called Harvard professor He ...
Wed, 08/05/2009 - 12:55
Boston Officer Justin Barrett, who called Harvard professor He ...
Cop Who Sent 'Jungle Monkey' E-mail Sues
Wed, 08/05/2009 - 10:05
Boston Officer Justin Barrett is suing the city after he was suspended for referring to Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. as a "banana-eating jungle monkey" in an e-mail.
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Skip Gates Received Death Threats
Mon, 08/03/2009 - 09:56
Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. spoke Sunday at the Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival about how he received death threats after his arrest.
Gates said he had to shut down his public e-mail and change his cell phone number after receiving numerous death and bomb threats, including on ...
Gates And Crowley Plan To Meet Again
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 18:08
After Thursday's much talked about meeting of Henry Louis Gates Jr., Sgt. James Crowley and President Barack Obama, Crowley said the meeting was a "cordial and productive discussion." He added that he and Harvard professor Gates planned to call each other in the next few days to talk about getting together again, in part so he can hear mo ...
Americans Say Obama Mishandled Race
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 14:57
President Obama's comments about Cambridge police acting "stupidly" in the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. didn't win him any favor with the public, especially what an Associated Press story calls "working-class whites." The same day Obama ...
