March 2013
March 17th, 2013
Written by Hope Yen in Cover Stories, Latest News with 1 Comment
Latino population growth impacts racial divides all across America in many ways. Such fast growth of Latinos is blurring traditional black-white color lines, testing the limits of civil rights laws and reshaping political alliances as "whiteness" begins to lose its numerical dominance.
With a historic and steady decline in the growth of the white population, the U.S. is rapidly becoming a nation...
March 17th, 2013
Written by Mark Sherman - ... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - With their Ivy League pedigrees and East Coast addresses, Supreme Court justices are often rightly described as unrepresentative of the nation. But in one area, the justices look a lot like the rest of America.
Members of the court have firsthand experience with divorce and adoption, as well as making it alone without ever getting married. Just five of the nine justices have...
March 16th, 2013
Written by Jenna Fryer - A... in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - NASCAR driver Jeremy Clements was back at the track Friday after a two-week suspension for using a racial slur, hopeful his lapse in judgment hasn't caused irreparable harm to his career.
"I think everybody deserves a second chance," he said. "I think you've got to look at the person's history. I have never been in trouble with NASCAR. I always try to do the right thing and...
March 15th, 2013
Written by The Associated Press in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
GENEVA (AP) - AC Milan player Kevin-Prince Boateng, who led teammates off the field in protest of abuse by fans in January, will take part in a United Nations event next week discussing racism in sport.
The U.N.'s human rights office said Tuesday that Boateng and former France captain Patrick Vieira plan to attend its "Racism and Sport" discussion on March 21.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human...
March 15th, 2013
Written by Michael Rubinka... in Eyes On The Enterprise, Latest News with 0 Comments
Zippo's German distributor is withdrawing a number of lighters bearing militaristic designs after they showed up on an extremist website that sells anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi clothing and accessories.
U.S.-based Zippo Manufacturing Co. said it had no idea the designs carried a negative connotation and apologized for bringing them to market.
One lighter bears the image of a soldier and the word "...