racism – Page 229 – People's World

Anti-segregation march planned for Raleigh

February 8, 2011 By Joe Sims

Quality education is seen by the organizers as linked to other issues, with the groups calling for "a broad, 14-point people's agenda."

With rise of Egypt, Glenn Beck’s popularity falls

February 4, 2011 By Joe Sims

In response to the Egyptian uprising, Glenn Beck is getting crazier and more extreme than ever with predictions of a worldwide conflagration and implosion.

Justice Dept. weighs probe of Seattle police killings

February 2, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

A local jury returned a split verdict, but the finding by four jurors that the cop's use of lethal force was unjustified is virtually unprecedented.

National outrage: Akron mother jailed for putting kids in suburban school

January 28, 2011 By Emile Schepers

The case of Kelley Williams-Bolar, an African American resident of Akron, Ohio, highlights the ongoing problems of racism and segregation in our country.

A New Generation of Dreamers: Freedom Rides yesterday and today

January 25, 2011 By Joelle Fishman

A month-long celebration linking the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides that desegregated interstate transportation in the South with today's movements to address racism, violence and unemployment was kicked off here.