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Racial Tolerance Can Spread Quickly, Too, Studies Say

Studies show flip side of 'Bradley Effect' fears

New York Times New York Times Nov 7, 08 9:42 AM CST
(Newser) - In this election, some feared that racial biases could affect the outcome—but tolerance between groups can grow as quickly as distrust, new studies suggest. Researchers have used interviews and competitions to quickly forge close relationships between people of different ethnic backgrounds, and those newfound friendships can ease the subjects’ relations with each others’ racial groups, the New York Times reports. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • President Obama • race • racial tension

OPINION

 What Obama Means for My Son 

One father's journey through a racially-charged election

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Nov 1, 08 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama looks poised to win the presidency, and that would mean a lot for Gary Younge’s infant son. Younge wasn’t always sure it would, the Brooklyn resident writes in the Guardian . "It wasn't that I didn't understand the symbolic importance of his bid. I just did not want to mistake it for substance." His African-American wife had a different take. “My dad grew up being told a black person couldn’t be a pilot,” she said. “My son is growing up knowing that a black person can be president.” More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • race relations • racial tension

Palin Supporters Berate Media at Ugly Rally

Black sound operator told to 'sit down, boy' amidst other taunts

Washington Post Washington Post Oct 7, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s supporters are taking her attacks on the mainstream media to heart. Reporters at a rally yesterday were greeted with jeers and taunts from the 3,000-strong crowd, Dana Milbank reports in the Washington Post . Palin’s supporters banged thunder sticks and shouted abuse at reporters, and one yelled a “racial epithet” at a black sound operator, telling him to “sit down, boy.” More »

More about:  Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • media • racial tension • racial slurs

California to End Last Outpost
of Segregation: Prisons

Many expect surge in violence with change

Christian Science Monitor Christian Science Monitor Jun 15, 08 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - California will fully integrate its prison system next month, making it one of the last states to do so, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The state will end the practice of separating new arrivals to the nation's largest prison system based on race. Both guards and inmates are bracing for a spike in racial violence in cramped cells. More »

More about:  California • segregation • racial tension • prison system • integration • California Department of Corrections

 Secret Service
 Is Racist,
 Suit Alleges 

Damning e-mails surface ahead of trial

ABC News ABC News May 29, 08 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A culture of racism lurks behind the dark glasses of the Secret Service, claims a lawsuit filed by more than 100 current and former black agents who say they were denied promotions. The Service denies the charges, but the suit has brought troubling emails to light, ABC News reports. One circulated among supervisors says a Jesse Jackson assassination “certainly wouldn’t be a great loss,” and others include racially crude jokes. More »

More about:  lawsuit • racism • race relations • Secret Service • Ku Klux Klan • racial tension

OPINION

 Why Brown Is Still
 Hung Up on Black 

Latinos, eying both whites and blacks warily, lean toward lighter hues

Esquire Esquire May 21, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US Latino community is made up of 20 nationalities and 44 million people, but it is largely in agreement on one thing—suspicion of, and often condescension toward, blacks, Ernesto Quiñonez writes in Esquire . Quiñonez remembers growing up in East Harlem, recalling “pecking orders and historic beefs and a belief that light skin was somehow preferable to dark.” More »

More about:  Barack Obama • African Americans • Hispanic • racial tension • Harlem

Groom-Slaying Cops Face Disciplinary Hearings

Sharpton upset they haven't been fired

Reuters Reuters May 21, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New York cops who were acquitted last month after firing more than 50 bullets at an unarmed man on his wedding day will face police department disciplinary action, Reuters reports. Seven officers are on the hot seat, including the three who were cleared of criminal charges last month, and will now face internal charges mirroring those, an NYPD spokesman said yesterday. Also being called to task are one other shooter, two crime scene detectives, and their commanding officer. More »

More about:  New York City • Al Sharpton • NYPD • police brutality • racial tension • Sean Bell

NYPD Arrests Sharpton,
Bell's Fiancée at Protests

Hundreds march against acquittal of officers in shooting

New York Post New York Post May 7, 08 6:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York City police arrested the Rev. Al Sharpton and the fiancée and mother of Sean Bell today during protests over the April 25 acquittal of three officers who shot Bell to death in a 50-bullet barrage. Hundreds blocked traffic at the Brooklyn Bridge and other city hot spots, the New York Post reports. Dozens were arrested, including two of Bell's friends who survived the 2006 shooting. More »

More about:  New York City • civil rights • Al Sharpton • NYPD • police brutality • racial tension • Sean Bell

Rev. Wright Slams 'Devious' Media Coverage 

Obama pastor defends sermons, says he was portrayed as 'a fanatic'

Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Apr 24, 08 7:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright says the media made him out as "some sort of fanatic" by repeating snippets from sermons out of context—part of a "devious" agenda to denigrate the campaign of Barack Obama, the Chicago Tribune reports. In an interview with Bill Moyers to air on PBS tomorrow, Wright says those who heard his sermons in full understood their message. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Jeremiah Wright • Maureen Dowd • Trinity United Church of Christ • racial tension • Bill Moyers

 Ferraro Quits Clinton Post 

She resigns honorary post after race flap over Obama

CNN CNN Mar 12, 08 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Geraldine Ferraro left her honorary post in the Clinton campaign today amid turmoil over her comment that if Barack Obama were white, "he would not be in this position." Ferraro stands by that assertion but says the Obama camp has twisted her remarks out of context. "I am stepping down from your finance committee so I can speak for myself and you can continue to speak for yourself," she wrote Clinton. More »

Malaysian PM Won't Quit After Election Rout

'Political tsunami' the result of govt's inability to quell racial strife

BBC BBC Mar 9, 08 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yesterday's elections in Malaysia dealt a stunning blow to the coalition that has effectively ruled the country since 1957. Despite the worst-ever showing, the National Front clung to a bare majority in parliament, and the prime minister refused calls for his resignation, BBC reports. Outside observers fear unrest and financial instability in the wake of the upset. More »

More about:  election • Malaysia • racial tension • Islamist

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