racism
Arizonas equal opportunity programs under threat
June 28, 2009Arizona's equal opportunity programs are facing a renewed assault this week after the state legislature voted to place an anti-equal opportunity initiative onto the 2010 Arizona General Election ballot.
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City of Baltimore charges Wells Fargo with racist lending practices
June 8, 2009Charges of premeditated racist discrimination by the nation's top banks were given additional boost by the city of Baltimore which filed affidavits recently in a suit against Well Fargo for steering minorities to purchase sub-prime loans....
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Murdoch’s apology over ‘chimp’ cartoon follows 100,000 letters, planned confrontation at residence
February 25, 2009The national civil rights organization ColorOfChange.org said today that it had coordinated with NYPD to conduct a public confrontation outside Rupert Murdoch's residence over his lack of action regarding The New York Post's controversial 'chimp' cartoon....
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Obama, race and the future of U.S. politics
February 24, 2009Barack Obama’s victory is indeed an historic breakthrough for U.S. politics. In a country that enforced a system of legalized racism until just 40 years ago, and that was founded on white supremacy, black slavery and...
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Study uncovers racist roots in anti-immigrant groups
February 4, 2009The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in a report released Feb. 3 charges that three Washington D.C. organizations have racist roots and that they were the most responsible for blocking comprehensive immigration reform in 2007. All...
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