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African-Americans stories: 47 news summaries

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OPINION

Clinton, McCain Could Pick Up Some Pointers From Obama

Noonan: They could try addressing us as adults

Mar 22, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Add conservative columnist—and speechwriter of note—Peggy Noonan to the list of pundits impressed by Barack Obama’s address on race. “It was a speech to think to, not clap to,” Noonan writes in the Wall Street Journal . And it holds a lesson for Clinton and... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Michelle Obama • race relations • Jeremiah Wright • Peggy Noonan • William Faulkner • African-Americans • white people

Michelle Obama College Thesis Muses on Race

Studies void between blacks and whites at Princeton and beyond

Feb 23, 08 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Michelle Obama’s 1985 Princeton thesis—whose unavailability at the university has prompted blogger suspicions—discusses the concerns of a black woman in a sphere dominated by whites. In the 96-page document, scored by Politico from the Obama campaign, Mrs. Obama writes that to white students, it seems “I... More »

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Barack Obama • African Americans • Princeton University • Michelle Obama • thesis • racial inequality • college student • African-Americans • white people

Anti-Obama Asians Accused of Racism

They vastly prefer Clinton, but bigotry charge sparks outrage

Feb 20, 08 8:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's low support among Asian-Americans is sparking cries of racism, Time reports. "On a gut level my reaction is that at least some Asian-Americans are uncomfortable voting for a black candidate," one analyst said. But some Asians resent the charge: A recent CNN show on the topic... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • racism • caucus • Hawaii • Election 2008 • Asian-Americans • African-Americans

US Latino Population to Triple by 2050

Immigration will drive America's growth to
438 million: study

Feb 11, 08 6:20 PM CST
(Newser) - America's Latino population will triple and whites will become a minority by mid-century, a new study says. The US population will also soar from 303 million to 438 million, mostly due to immigration. Whites, now two-thirds of Americans, are projected to sink to 47%, down from 85% in 1960. More »

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immigration • population • Asians • Latinos • Hispanic • Pew Research Center • African-Americans

Race Takes Center Stage in SC 

Racist call to State newspaper shines light on primary's racial angle

Jan 26, 08 4:15 PM CST
(Newser) - As South Carolina hits the polls today, one word looms large: race. This is, after all, the first primary state with a notable black population, which pollsters say will help boost Barack Obama to a double-digit victory. It’s also home to a newspaper that got an angry phone call... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • African Americans • South Carolina • racism • vote • South Carolina primary • African-Americans

OPINION

More Jacko, Less Whacko

Jackon doesn't look creepy in 'timeless' magazine shoot

Dec 1, 07 5:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Jacko's comeback in this month’s Ebony doesn't make him “look like a creepy goofball,” marvels the Washington Post’s Robin Givhan. And it’s not just a rebirth for Jackson, Givhan says, but for the venerable mag itself. Flamboyantly dolled up in classic Jacko garb,... More »

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African Americans • magazine • thriller • Michael Jackson • African-Americans

Michelle Obama Tests Racial Boundaries

Candidate's wife, stumping in SC,
zeros in on women

Nov 27, 07 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has been careful to present himself as a post-racial candidate, but not so Michelle Obama, at least in South Carolina, where she has been testing the boundaries of racial campaigning. In a speech last week she said black voters—who make up as many has half the state's... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Michelle Obama • South Carolina • racism • African-Americans

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