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Is Ben & Jerry’s fortune cookie ice cream insulting or not?

February 29, 2012 By Susan Webb

Some doubt the fortune-cookie ice cream is really a problem, but others say it reflects how little most Americans know about Asian Americans.

U.S. report backs Steelworker warning on oil supply

February 29, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Now, the Steelworkers say, it's up to the government to do something about it.

First black actor to win an Oscar: Hattie McDaniel

February 29, 2012 By Joe Sims

Roles in film for African Americans at the time were almost exclusively as maids and servants. McDaniel excelled at appearing in such roles, for which she received wide criticism.

Black and Latino seniors face double poverty rates

February 28, 2012 By Joe Sims

A new report says that 19.4% of Black seniors and 19%t of Latino seniors have incomes below the federal poverty line, compared to 9.4% for the senior population as a whole.

At UAW legislative conference, Obama defends auto bailout

February 28, 2012 By John Wojcik

In a rousing speech to a legislative conference of the UAW, President Obama defended his administration's bailout of the auto industry and credited UAW workers as the real saviors of the big Detroit companies.