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  • May 2008
    • Secret Service Bosses Shared Racist Jokes

      Secret Service Bosses Shared Racist Jokes

      Secret Service supervisors exchanged racist remarks in emails made public yesterday in a lawsuit filed by black agents, the New York Times reports. The messages were shared between at least 20 top agents between 2003 and 2005. One anecdote jokes about assassinating Jesse Jackson. And, according to the lawsuit, the head of the Presidential Protective Detail sent a crude joke about interracial sex to a colleague. More »

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      racism   email   discrimination   Jesse Jackson   Secret Service   racist

  • March 2008
    • NDSU Prez Sorry About Obama Skit

      NDSU Prez Sorry About Obama Skit

      North Dakota State University apologized yesterday for a student skit that depicted Barack Obama in black face paint, the Forum reports. A white student in the sorority sketch wore makeup and an Afro wig to portray the hopeful; he received a lap dance while two students simulated sex and ripped an Obama sign in half. “The students’ actions were entirely unacceptable," said school president Joseph Chapman. More »

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      Barack Obama   election 2008   racism   college student   racist

  • October 2007
    • Swiss Rioters Blitz Rightist Rally

      Swiss Rioters Blitz Rightist Rally

      Bern was beset by rioters aiming to thwart a pre-election rally by the rightist Swiss People’s Party, expected to dominate this month's elections with its xenophobic platform. Masked protesters threw bricks and gas bombs and outwitted police by operating in small groups and destroying the party stage. The mayor admitted “impotence” in controlling the weekend riots, reports the Guardian. More »

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      immigrant   Switzerland   xenophobia   Swiss People's Party   Christoph Blocher   racist

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