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African-Americans stories: 47 news summaries

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 Rice Laments 
 Lack of Black 
 Diplomats 

Calls shortage of African-Americans 'unacceptable'

Sep 9, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice may be the second African American to become secretary of state, but she remains unimpressed by the number of blacks in the foreign service. "I can go into a whole day of meetings at the Department of State and actually rarely see somebody who looks like me.... More »

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Condoleezza Rice • State Department • colleges and universities • African-Americans

GLOSSIES

 Black Museums 
 Fight for Funding 

Economy, depressing subject matter are issues; others cite little tradition in community

Aug 31, 08 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Barack Obama’s fundraisers pull in huge sums of money for his historic candidacy, African-American museums across the country are struggling for cash and visitors, Portfolio reports. Part of the problem may be the flagging economy, but for the likes of the National Slavery Museum, the subject matter can... More »

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African Americans • museums • Barack Obama supporters • African-Americans

Top Black Donors Emerge as New Force

Business leaders see parallel of their own rise in Obama

Aug 29, 08 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's rise to the top of the Democratic Party has a special resonance for one group: African-American business leaders who, like the candidate, were among the first blacks to enter into all-white industries. As the New York Times reports, black lawyers, bankers, and corporate titans see in Obama an... More »

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Barack Obama • race • campaign fundraising • African-Americans • corporate execs

OPINION

Yeah, She Made History—What About the Guy Who Won?

DNC skirts around Obama's breakthrough

Aug 27, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last night's Hillaryfest was the culmination of a months-long homage to the New York senator's "historic" achievement of almost winning a major party's presidential nomination. But it's odd, notes Alessandra Stanley, that while an "also-ran" has made her candidacy a milestone, there's been little mention of the "... More »

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television • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • Democratic National Convention • African-Americans

Jesse Jackson Jr.: Obama's Like Jackie Robinson

Candidate has to endure jeers with a smile, can't strike back

Aug 25, 08 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is like Jackie Robinson: he’s got to perform despite racist taunts, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., son of the civil-rights leader, said during a Politico-sponsored panel discussion today ahead of the Democratic convention. Like the baseball pioneer, Obama “has to keep smiling,” in the face of... More »

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Barack Obama • race • Jesse Jackson • Jackie Robinson • Democratic National Convention • baseball • Jesse Jackson Jr. • African-Americans

OPINION

 It's Not Race That's
 Holding Him Back 

Blaming white voters will only be counterproductive, says Bai

Aug 25, 08 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama goes into this week's convention in Denver with only the slimmest of leads—or, as some polls suggest, trailing John McCain. In a year when it's widely assumed that any Democratic candidate should be a shoo-in, many in the press have suggested that Obama's race is costing him... More »

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Barack Obama • race • Democratic National Convention • race relations • Democratic Party • white voters • African-Americans

Some Blacks Think Obama Could Threaten Progress

Experts fear success could close discussion

Aug 25, 08 8:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite being a landmark in black American history, Barack Obama’s pending nomination could stall civil rights progress, some blacks say, because his success could fuel an argument that racial divisions have been healed, the New York Times reports. The danger is “that we declare victory,” a sociologist... More »

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Barack Obama • African Americans • race relations • Voting Rights Act • Civil Rights Act • civil rights • African-Americans

Obama's Run Forces Debate on Black Identity

Candidacy highlights growing divides in black America

Aug 23, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's candidacy has drawn overwhelming support from the black community but also sparked debate on how much of a community it really is. The Wall Street Journal examines how Obama's international and biracial heritage highlights the growing diversity of black America, and some of the tensions this has created.... More »

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immigration • Barack Obama • black community • African-American voters • African-Americans

OPINION

Trouble the Water Vividly Mixes Katrina, Race

Documentary traces one couple's story through New Orleans disaster

Aug 21, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Trouble the Water, a new documentary, is ostensibly about Hurricane Katrina, centered around home-video footage shot during the disaster by a resident of New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. But the film, which frames Kimberly Roberts’ footage within a larger context, transcends that one event to put forth a peerless discussion of... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • race • African Americans • New Orleans • America • racism • African-Americans

OPINION

Blacks Support Gay Marriage as Much as Whites

Age, gender, party affiliation are more significant factors

Aug 14, 08 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conventional wisdom hold that African-Americans are overwhelmingly against gay marriage, but recent trends in voting show blacks have more problems with homophobia than any other group, writes gay-issues scholar Timothy Stewart-Winter for the LA Times. In fact, "views on same-sex marriage are a rapidly moving target that's tough to... More »

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gay marriage • African Americans • voting • election • African-Americans

 Minorities Surging to Majority

Changes will dramatically alter political landscape

Aug 14, 08 2:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - America's demographics will dramatically change by mid-century, with the white population slipping to a minority of 46% of Americans, according to projections  from the Census Bureau. Minority kids will make up 66% of the nation's population of children, reports the Washington Post. The number of Hispanics is expected to... More »

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Census Bureau • Brookings Institution • baby boom • Hispanic • Center for Immigration Studies • African-Americans • white people

Menthol Debate Splits Black Caucus

Tobacco row erupts over exemption from
cigarette flavoring ban

Jul 25, 08 2:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The exemption of menthol from a bill banning flavored cigarettes is causing a rift in the Black Congressional Caucus, the New York Times reports. Some members of the caucus, which has strong financial ties to tobacco companies, argue that menthol cigarettes cause disproportionate harm to blacks and are pushing for... More »

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Congress • smoking • Philip Morris • tobacco companies • cigarette • African-Americans • menthol • Lorillard

OPINION

 Can Michelle Defy Stereotypes? 

Why hasn't the 'Claire Huxtable' generation been accepted into the mainstream?

Jul 20, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's no wonder Michelle Obama is being criticized from all sides: She's an outspoken, successful black woman, writes Sophia A. Nelson in the Washington Post. "This society can't even see a woman like Michelle Obama. All it sees is a black woman and attaches stereotypes," a prominent female... More »

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Michelle Obama • stereotypes • racial inequality • black women • glass ceiling • African-Americans

White Flight
Slows, Stops,
Reverses

Big cities influx of whites as more blacks move to suburbs

Jul 19, 08 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - White Americans are reversing a decades-old trend by moving back to big cities, the Wall Street Journal reports. In cities like Boston, Washington DC, Seattle and Atlanta, the white population is rising again as suburbanites flock to live in newly trendy city centers—and affluent African-Americans move to the suburbs.... More »

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Gentrification • demographics • cities • suburbs • African-Americans • white people

 Racial Divide
  Persists Despite
 Obama: Poll 

Racial attitudes have barely budged despite groundbreaking run

Jul 16, 08 12:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's often hailed "post-racial" run for the White House is, in fact, unfolding in an America still sharply divided by race, a New York Times/CBS News poll has discovered. The lives of most Americans are as racially segregated as they were 8 years ago, the poll says. Black... More »

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Barack Obama • race • race relations • poll • racial inequality • New York Times/CBS News poll • African-Americans

 Obama to
 NAACP: 'Seize
 Responsibility' 

Candidate pushes home message on accountability at NAACP convention

Jul 15, 08 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama stood firm on his message to blacks of personal responsibility in his speech to the NAACP convention yesterday, reports the Chicago Tribune. The candidate, accused by Jesse Jackson last week of "talking down to black people," revisited his theme of personal accountability while stressing that responsibility... More »

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Barack Obama • black community • civil rights • NAACP • African-American voters • African-Americans

 Racial 'Transplant Gap' Persists 

Blacks more prone to kidney disease, get just 19% of transplants; many factors at play

Jul 8, 08 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Financial struggles and difficulty finding donors—as well as an unclear “transplant gap”—make African Americans less likely to get kidney transplants than whites, the Chicago Tribune reports. Many remain on dialysis, making daily life harder and increasing the risk of death. “You can explain most of... More »

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health care • organ donor • kidney • kidney transplant • African-Americans • dialysis

OPINION

Black, Red, White & Blue 

Obama's patriotism questioned at historic moment

Jul 4, 08 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - For black Americans, patriotism is a complex sentiment, but "complicated relationships tend to be the deepest and strongest," writes Eugene Robinson in the Washington Post. Barack Obama’s candidacy shows how far we've come, but "it is not common, in my experience, for sitting US senators to... More »

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Barack Obama • race • Election 2008 • African-Americans • patriotism • Fourth of July

 For African Americans,
 Pride in a Breakthrough 

Blacks nationwide express hope, optimism in victory

Jun 5, 08 6:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - In his St. Paul victory speech, Barack Obama made no mention of the fact that he is effectively the first black presidential nominee of a major party. But in interviews with African Americans across the country, the New York Times discovered overwhelming pride in the Illinois senator's candidacy and optimism... More »

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Barack Obama • race • African Americans • race relations • Democratic nomination • African-Americans

Black Players Drop to
8.2 Percent of Major Leaguers

Lowest number in two decades

Apr 16, 08 1:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Major League Baseball received its best grade for racial diversity in hiring, even as the percentage of black players dropped again last year. MLB received its first A- for race Tuesday from Richard Lapchick, director of the University of Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports. Its grade... More »

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race • MLB • Jackie Robinson • diversity • baseball • African-Americans

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