September 2014
September 19th, 2014
Written by Alan Scher Zagier in Discrimination Cases, Race Relations with 2 Comments
A federal lawsuit alleges police brutality in Ferguson and St. Louis County due to the use of excessive force and arrests of innocent bystanders during widespread unrest following the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
The five plaintiffs in the suit in St. Louis include a clinical social worker who said she and her 17-year-old son were roughed up and arrested after not evacuating a...
September 18th, 2014
Written by Eric Tucker in Race Relations, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
A study or racial bias in law enforcement has been launched by the U.S. Justice Department. Broadening its push to improve police relations with minorities, the Justice Department has enlisted a team of criminal justice researchers to study racial bias in law enforcement in five American cities and recommend strategies to address the problem nationally, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday...
September 18th, 2014
Written by Mike Stobbe in All About Family, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Black children drown at a much higher rate than other kids, a new government study shows. And, while summer is over, swimming lessons and other training can take place to stop drowning deaths among black children and black teens. Next summer swimming pools could be less of a danger.
The research study found that black children ages 5 to 19 drown in swimming pools at a rate more than five times...
September 17th, 2014
Written by Jesse J Holland in Common Ties That Bind, National Collegiate Dialogue, Race Relations with 8 Comments
Blacks and Hispanics distrust the media when it comes to reporting news and general information about their respective communities in a factual and balanced way. In fact, a new study shows a large majority of black and Hispanic news consumers don't fully trust the media to portray their communities accurately, a statistic that could be troubling for the news industry as the minority population of...
September 17th, 2014
Written by The Associated Press in Eyes On The Enterprise, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Hispanics are being registered to vote in Alabama by an immigrant rights group so improve participation in local, state and national elections. The group is trying to change the current trend of very low voter turnout among Hispanics.
The Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice says it's launching a program called "Alabama Vota" to encourage more Hispanic voters to get involved in the electoral...