Racist Nursing School Accuses Black Students Of Cheating

Seeded on Tue May 1, 2012 10:42 PM EDT ()

When their test scores came back, director Judy Johnson, and assistant director Denise Willis, both of whom are white females, became suspicious and told Jackson-Burch and Thomas "you people don't score that high." At that point they demanded that the two women re-take th …

Shelby County Juvenille Court Racism: Report Finds Memphis African-American Children Treated Unfairly

Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:44 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

review of 66,000 juvenile court cases in Memphis, where numerous abuses drew Justice Department investigators in 2009, revealed "serious and systemic failures" in the way youthful offenders were treated, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas Perez of the Justice Department's …

House Republicans Would Rather Kick 280,000 Low-Income Kids Off Free Lunch Program Than Raise Millionaires' Taxes | AlterNet

Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:38 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)

House Republicans recently proposed cuts to nutrition assistance that will kick 280,000 low-income children off automatic enrollment in the Free School Lunch and Breakfast Program.

Marissa Alexander: Why Didn't Stand Your Ground Laws Protect Her? | Loop21

Seeded on Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:30 AM EDT ()

According to a blogsite pleading her case, in 2010, Alexander found herself in a violent confrontation with her husband. Her husband already had a history of abuse towards her and other women in the past, causing Alexander to place an injunction for protection against violence …

St. Louis Hospital Defends Kicking Out Homeless Mother Who Died | Loop21

Seeded on Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:20 AM EDT ()

Anna Brown was kicked out of ER, dragged into jail and left to die

Stand Your Ground Marissa Alexander: In The State Of Florida - Marissa Alexander Had A Gun Permit, Stood Her Ground, Did Not Shoot Or Kill Anyone and Faces 20 Years In Prison

Seeded on Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:36 AM EDT ()

Marissa Alexander faces 20 years in prison for Standing Her Ground. Her husband beat her while she was pregnant. After yet another beating, Alexander fired a warning shot into the ceiling. That shot saved her life. Prosecutor Angela Corey did not take into account that Maris …

Official Who Banned Mexican-American Studies in Tucson Targets Colleges - COLORLINES

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:19 AM EDT ()

This is Arizona,” said one longtime faculty-member. “And I firmly believe that they want to eliminate a world view, from the schools all the way to the university level.” Another professor said that the attack had created “an ecology of fear” in t …

Five Myths About Crime in Black America—and the Statistical Truths - COLORLINES

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:06 AM EDT ()

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The Awful Race Disparities That Still Haunt Us | | AlterNet

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:57 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)

President Obama’s election didn’t suddenly sweep away all the accumulated consequences of past racism in our society. The preexisting racial disparities, so engrained in the fabric of our economy and culture, didn’t erase themselves in the wake of his victory …

What W. E. B. Dubois and Dr. Carter G. Woodson had to say about interracial hatred

Seeded on Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:00 AM EDT ()

White Grandfather Detained While Walking With Black Granddaughter: Scott Henson Cuffed By Texas Police

Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:05 AM EST (The Huffington Post)

A crime and politics blogger living in Austin, Texas, claims he was cuffed and detained by police for simply walking home with his five-year-old granddaughter. The reason this happened, he says, is because he is white and she is black.

Air Force Removes 'God' From Logo | FOX News & Commentary: Todd Starnes

Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2012 8:16 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

Rep. Randy Forbes, (R-VA), said the Air Force removed the logo several weeks ago from the Rapid Capabilities Office.

Entire Staff Of Los Angeles School To Be Removed After Teachers Arrested On Sex Charges | Fox News

Seeded on Tue Feb 7, 2012 11:10 AM EST (FOXNews.com)

The entire staff at a U.S.

Missouri Teen Describes Killing As 'pretty Enjoyable' Experience | Fox News

Seeded on Tue Feb 7, 2012 10:46 AM EST (FOXNews.com)

A U.S.

Texas police defend shooting of 8th grader - US news - Crime & courts - msnbc.com

Seeded on Thu Jan 5, 2012 12:57 PM EST (msnbc.com)

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The parents of an eighth grader who was fatally shot by police inside his South Texas school are demanding to know why officers took lethal action, but police said the boy was brandishing — and refused to drop — what appeared to be a handgun …

8 U.S. soldiers charged in death of comrade in Afghanistan - The Washington Post

Seeded on Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:34 PM EST (The Washington Post)

A military official reportedly told Chen's parents that fellow soldiers had been physically abusive toward Chen, and taunted him with ethnic slurs.

David Duke Arrested In Germany, Ex-Klan Leader Faces Deportation

Seeded on Thu Dec 1, 2011 3:39 AM EST (The Huffington Post)

David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader, white supremacist and Louisiana politician, was arrested and taken into custody in Cologne on Friday, prior to a planned speech to a right-wing extremist group, German police said Monday.

Cars Burned And Jewish Neighborhood Attacked In New York Hate Crime | Fox News

Seeded on Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:41 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

Manhattan Borough president Scott Stringer issued a statement saying, "This despicable action was clearly taken to coincide with the anniversary of Kristallnacht, and its anti-Semitic message is unmistakable.

Girls are girls no more

Seeded on Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:00 PM EST (Tomorrow's World)

Parents have this 1980’s mindset that you should give your child autonomy and independence, let your children make their own mistakes.

Are You Cynical About Prophecy? | www.tomorrowsworld.org

Seeded on Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:31 AM EDT ()

From fears of “Y2K” at the turn of the century, to warnings of a so-called “Mayan Apocalypse” in 2012, the ongoing parade of “prophecies” proven false has caused many to suffer from “failed prediction fatigue”—which can play r …

Controversial Therapy For Pre-Teen Transgender Patient Raises Questions | Fox News

Seeded on Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:48 AM EDT (FOXNews.com)

A lesbian couple in California who say their 11-year-old son Tommy who wants to be a girl named Tammy are giving their child hormone blockers that delay the onset of puberty -- so that he can have more time that he can have more time to decide if he wants to change his gender.Rea …

Black woman in Cracker Barrel beating filing a lawsuit

Seeded on Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:16 AM EDT ()

Tashawnea Yeasha Hill, the woman that was beaten to the ground in front of her 7-year-old daughter at a Cracker Barrel is filing a lawsuit. As previously reported, the army reservist confirmed that she was punched and kicked by Troy Dale West Jr. on Sept.

For Mixed Family, Old Racial Tensions Remain Part of Life - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:03 AM EDT (The New York Times)

. Many mixed-race youths say they feel wider acceptance than past generations, particularly on college campuses and in pop culture. Extensive interviews and days spent with the Greenwoods show that, when they are alone, the family strives to be colorblind.

Atheists Demand City Remove Cross In Tennessee | Fox News

Seeded on Sat Oct 8, 2011 5:29 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

The problem with the atheist is two fold.

Wrongly imprisoned man goes free after 25 years - CBS News

Seeded on Wed Oct 5, 2011 1:12 AM EDT (CBS News)

CBS/AP) GEORGETOWN, Texas - A Texas grocery store employee who was wrongly convicted and spent nearly 25 years in prison in his wife's beating death walked free Tuesday after DNA tests showed another man was responsible.

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