racism
Groups demand pardon for Scott Sisters in Mississippi
September 21, 2010A rally last week in Jackson, Miss., called for freedom for Jamie and Gladys Scott, two Black women given double life sentences in 1992 for allegedly being accessories to an armed robbery in which $11 was...
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Tea party wins could kill GOP hopes of re-taking Senate
September 15, 2010Tea Party Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell defeated establishment Republican Rep. Mike Castle in the Delaware primary election Sept. 14, jeopardizing GOP chances of taking over the Senate.
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Abercrombie & Fitch sells the corporate, un-American look
September 15, 2010Abercrombie & Fitch is a well-known American retailer that focuses on clothing for target consumers, ages of 18 through 22. The company also operates offshoot brands, including Hollister and Gilly Hicks. The store, however, has kept...
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Noted scholar and activist Dr. Ron Walters dies at 72
September 14, 2010Dr. Ron Walters, a distinguished scholar and civil rights movement activist, died last week from cancer at the age of 72.
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New study reveals discriminatory mortgage practices
September 13, 2010California's Latino and African American homeowners experience twice the rate of foreclosures than that of non-Hispanic whites, a recent report found.
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