racism
Sugar’s bittersweet history
May 11, 2011The history of sugar is a fascinating, complicated and ongoing journey that takes us through the brutal depths of slavery to the heights of resistance and abolition, to the ingenuity of invention from Hershey's milk chocolate...
Read moreThe Freedom Rides turn 50
May 4, 2011Today marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Freedom Rides, which contributed mightily to breaking the back of legal segregation in the South.
Read moreLetterman, Seinfeld, De Niro hit Trump on racism
May 3, 2011Donald Trump's tirades have prompted sharp responses from a broad array of notable persons, including a number of media and film personalities.
Read moreWorkers file charges over racist symbols, hostile work environment
April 29, 2011Besides Nazi symbols the workers also say a vehicle displaying confederate flags has consistently been seen parked on the property near the warehouse entrance.
Read moreObama, Trump and the new racism of the right
April 29, 2011From Oklahoma's Sally Kern to Donald Trump, it would appear that the party of Lincoln has become the party of John Wilkes Booth.
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