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What Jackson Problem?
Waning Clout Signals Shift

Obama, younger generation seem little concerned with fallout

Jul 11, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Once, Democrats worried about “the Jesse Jackson problem,” the fear that rebuke from Jackson would cost them black voters. But now, some Democrats are saying that Jackson’s latest criticisms of Barack Obama may actually help the Illinois senator, the New York Times reports, both with white voters... More »

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Barack Obama • Jesse Jackson • race relations • black culture • black voters

24 Actor: I
Paved the Way
for Obama

Haysbert says his role as a black prez may have helped the Dem

Jul 2, 08 12:57 PM CDT
(AP) - Dennis Haysbert likes to believe his portrayal as the first African-American US president on Fox's 24 may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama. "If anything, my portrayal of David Palmer, I think, may have helped open the eyes of the American people," said the 54-year-old actor,... More »

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television • Barack Obama • race relations • celebrity • Dennis Haysbert • presidential race • acting

Suspected Md. Cop Killer Was Strangled in Jail

FBI begins civil-rights investigation; racial tensions may heat up

Jul 1, 08 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - A man accused of killing a police officer was strangled to death Sunday in a Maryland county jail, coroners have ruled. State police have taken over the case, and the FBI is investigating on civil-rights grounds, the Washington Post reports. “We live in a constitutional democracy, and no one... More »

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Maryland • murder • race relations • cop killer • police brutality • Ronnie White

Obama's Race
a Gift . . . for Comedians

Standups, talk-show hosts go where politicians fear to tread

Jun 27, 08 6:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - In this election, at least one group is unafraid to play the race card: comedians. Entertainers may be the only ones who can talk candidly about the subject, the San Jose Mercury News reports. And boy, are they. “I'm voting for Barack Obama," said one comedian. "I... More »

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Barack Obama • race relations • comedy • Obama 2008


 Imus Reinserts 
 Foot in Mouth 

Shock jock steps in it again with Pacman comment

Jun 23, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Don Imus may have stepped in it again, Politico reports. While bantering on this morning's show about Adam "Pacman" Jones, who’s been arrested six times in his NFL career, the scandal-shadowed shock jock asked, “What color is he?” A sidekick dutifully informed him that Jones is African-American.... More »

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Don Imus • race relations • gaffe • Imus in the Morning • Adam "Pacman" Jones

30% in US Admit to Being Racist

Most hold negative
view of race relations, but 90% of whites welcome black prez

Jun 22, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three in 10 Americans admit to being racist, and more than half say US race relations are bad—but that's better than ratings in the 1990s. White and black views diverge more today, with 6 in 10 blacks calling race relations not good, and 53% of whites saying they're positive,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • age • race relations • Election 2008

 S. Africa Reclassifies
 Chinese as 'Black' 

Group can now benefit from post-apartheid equality programs

Jun 19, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa's high court has decided Chinese people should be reclassified as black, the London Times reports. The country's 20,000 citizens of Chinese origin had complained that they were left out of programs aimed at reversing inequalities created under apartheid, despite having been discriminated against under white rule. A... More »

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South Africa • race relations • racial inequality • apartheid • Chinese

THE GLOSSIES

Why White Supremacists Prefer Obama 

3 of 4 support him, despite racial differences

Jun 15, 08 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - McCain may lead Obama by 10% among white voters, but three of four white supremacists say they prefer the Illinois senator, Esquire reports.
  1. The Director of the White Aryan Resistance calls Obama a "black racist," but still supports him because of McCain's economic policies. He "hates
... More »

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race relations • racism • Obama 2008 • white supremacism • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • election • white voters • the race card • black voters

Obama's Rise Sparks Affirmative Action Debate

Candidate's success has some calling for a rethink of equality policies

Jun 14, 08 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's ascent to the verge of the presidency has stoked the debate on affirmative action, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some wonder how far an African-American will have to rise for the playing field to be declared level, while others point to continued inequality and argue that Obama doesn't... More »

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Barack Obama • race relations • affirmative action • civil rights

Opinion

Expect GOP
to Turn Venom on Michelle

Dowd: Right will paint would-be first lady as angry black woman

Jun 11, 08 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Hillary Clinton is out of the White House picture, it’s Michelle Obama’s turn to be the object of that “sulfurous national game of ‘Kill the witch,’” writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times. The fairer Obama can be more prickly... More »

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Michelle Obama • race relations • smear campaign • opinion

 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

 Secret Service
 Is Racist,
 Suit Alleges 

Damning e-mails surface ahead of trial

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... More »

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

Opinion

What's Wrong With a Little Liberal Guilt?

It's okay to vote for Obama because he's, ahem, black

May 24, 08 8:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conservatives snigger about “liberal guilt" and deride white supporters of Barack Obama as “guilty liberals"—but what’s wrong with having a conscience after America's 4 centuries of racial injustice? There’s no shame in acknowledging it, Ron Rosenbaum writes in Slate: Let's not "delegitimize sincere... More »

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Barack Obama • race relations • guilt • liberal

ANALYSIS

 5 Things to Watch for
 in Kentucky Tonight...

W. Va.-like thumping could give Clinton campaign more 'electability' ammo

May 20, 08 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Hillary Clinton pulls off another landslide in today's Kentucky primary, she can make a stronger case to superdelegates that she's more "electable" than Barack Obama. With this in mind, here are five things to watch, via Politico:
  1. Montgomery County: The small district accurately predicted the statewide margin
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race relations • electability • white voters • Kentucky primary

OPINION

Clinton: Great White Hope?

Poll results seem to show that some view her candidacy as way to hold onto status

May 19, 08 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Working-class whites, as "a social category," fear a loss of definition and power, and that might be lead them to support Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama, Gregory Rodriguez writes in the Los Angeles Times. This isn't white supremacy; "in fact it might be its opposite, an acknowledgment... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • race relations • white people

NAACP Names Youngest President Ever

35-year-old Benjamin Jealous prevails in contentious vote

May 17, 08 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NAACP selected its youngest president ever today, picking 35-year-old Benjamin Jealous after a contentious 8-hour meeting. Jealous promised to bring financial stability to the organization by tapping his ties with top foundations nationwide. He said he will also "pull people into this movement" by focusing more on technology,... More »

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African Americans • race relations • black culture • NAACP • Benjamin Jealous

Morehouse to Have First White Valedictorian

He spurned Ivies for perspective gained
at the black college

May 14, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - On Sunday, the historically black Morehouse College will graduate its first white valedictorian, the AP reports. Joshua Packwood is graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA and says the recruiter who talked to him about Morehouse didn't initially realize he was white. "I've been forced to see the world... More »

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race relations • college • Morehouse College

OPINION

When GOP Says 'American,'
It Really Means 'White'

On unpopular side of issues, McCain and Co. seem set to play to biases

May 14, 08 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s first post-primary ad declares him “the American president Americans have been waiting for," and the repetition tells all, Harold Meyerson writes in the Washington Post. Forget "strong," or "experienced," he notes. For the GOP, " ‘American’ is a term to... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • race relations • McCain 2008 • American • patriotism

Woman Who Defied Interracial Marriage Ban Dies at 68

Mildred Loving launched case that led to Supreme Court changing law in 1967

May 5, 08 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mildred Loving, whose challenge to Virginia law led to the Supreme Court decision overturning bans on racially mixed marriage, has died at the age of 68. Loving, who was black, and her white husband Richard pleaded guilty to “cohabiting as man and wife, against the peace and dignity of... More »

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obituary • race relations • civil rights • US Supreme Court • interracial marriage • Mildred Loving

Fiancée: 'They Killed Sean All Over Again'

Bell's sweetheart says justice system failed after NYPD shooting

Apr 26, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sean Bell’s fiancé spoke out today, condemning the court for acquitting the men who shot her husband. “The justice system let me down,” Nicole Paultre Bell said. “April 25, 2008: They killed Sean all over again.” In her first public comments since yesterday’s verdict,... More »

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Al Sharpton • race relations • police brutality • Sean Bell • Nicole Paultre Bell

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