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  • March 2008

    • Obama Calls for Racial Unity

      newser  |  CNN  |  Mar 18, 08 10:46 AM CDT

      Obama Calls for Racial Unity

      Barack Obama tackled the issue of race in a candid and risky speech this morning, recounting America’s racial history and acknowledging both black anger and white resentment “we’ve never really worked through.” He denounced the divisive statements of his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, saying they "denigrate the goodness and the greatness of our nation," but he said he could "no more disown him" than he could his own white grandmother, who sometimes succumbed to racial stereotypes. More »

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      Barack Obama  • race  • race relations  • Jeremiah Wright

    • Obama Pastor Being 'Lynched,' Faithful Say

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 18, 08 9:35 AM CDT

      Obama Pastor Being 'Lynched,' Faithful Say

      Black pastors and parishioners—including the 3,000 who packed Trinity Church in Chicago Sunday—are leaping to the defense of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who's drawn a firestorm of criticism for his incendiary rhetoric on racism, the Washington Post reports. A pamphlet circulating the pews decried Wright’s treatment in the media as a “modern-day lynching.” “We are all being vilified,” the new pastor said. “This is an attack on the African American church tradition.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • religion  • race  • race relations  • Jeremiah Wright  • black culture

    • Ferraro Quits Clinton Post

      newser  |  CNN  |  Mar 12, 08 8:06 PM CDT

      Ferraro Quits Clinton Post

      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 »

    • Ferraro: Obama Camp Crying Racism Again

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 12, 08 5:10 AM CDT

      Ferraro: Obama Camp Crying Racism Again

      Despite charges of racism from the Barack Obama camp, former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro yesterday refused to back off earlier comments  that the candidate is enjoying a campaign advantage because of his race. "Every time that campaign is upset about something, they call it racist,” snipped Ferrro. “I will not be discriminated against because I’m white. If they think they’re going to shut up Geraldine Ferraro with that kind of stuff, they don’t know me." More »

    • Obama Camp Wants Ferraro Fired for Slur

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  Mar 11, 08 4:57 PM CDT

      Obama Camp Wants Ferraro Fired for Slur

      Hillary Clinton is ignoring calls to fire adviser Geraldine Ferraro after she said Barack Obama is succeeding because of his race, MSNBC reports. "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position," the former vice presidential nominee said. “He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept." More »

    • Poll: Obama or Clinton Would Beat McCain

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 6, 08 9:23 AM CST

      Poll: Obama or Clinton Would Beat McCain

      GOP contender John McCain would lose to either Democratic candidate if the match-up were held today, according to a new Washington Post -ABC News poll. Adults nationwide would choose Barack Obama over McCain by 12 percentage points; Hillary Clinton would beat the Republican by six points. Though McCain has eight months to gain ground, he appears to be a hard sell to many independent and moderate voters. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Iraq  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Iraq war  • presidential election  • poll  • race  • gender  • age  • Washington Post ABC poll  • independent voters

    • Fine Arts Could Use Some Color

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 5, 08 12:17 PM CST

      Fine Arts Could Use Some Color

      Britain's culture minister set off a row about high culture and national identity this week in castigating a popular series of classical music concerts for failing to attract a multiethnic audience. For Candace Allen, an African-American author living in London, the debate is more than theoretical: while classical music can be life-affirming, it's tougher to appreciate with white audience members staring at you. More »

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      race  • BBC  • classical music  • Gustavo Dudamel  • Proms

  • February 2008
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  • December 2007

    • IQ Measures Not Just Brains, But Also Culture

      newser  |  New Yorker  |  Dec 13, 07 4:55 PM CST

      IQ Measures Not Just Brains, But Also Culture

      The average global IQ is rising three points per decade not because humans are getting smarter, but because culture is getting more challenging—and the measure isn’t just a test of our smarts genes. The quotient effectively tests “the quality of the world [a] person lives in,” the New Yorker ’s Malcolm Gladwell writes, dissolving the myth that intelligence is fixed. More »

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      race  • culture  • human intelligence

    • Scientist Blasted for Racism Has Black Genes

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Dec 10, 07 7:01 AM CST

      Scientist Blasted for Racism Has Black Genes

      Nobel laureate James Watson, famous for co-discovering DNA and infamous for his theory that black Africans are less intelligent than whites, turns out to have a genetic profile with 16 times as many black genes as the average white European, the Independent reports. Watson's genes are said to be comparable to someone with an African great-grandparent. More »

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      Africa  • DNA  • race  • genes  • James Watson  • human intelligence

  • November 2007

    • For Blacks, Income Ladder More Like Chute

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 13, 07 7:07 PM CST

      For Blacks, Income Ladder More Like Chute

      Middle-class African Americans are much less likely to surpass their parents’ income than their white counterparts, a new study finds. Overall, two-thirds of American adults earned more than their parents, adjusted for inflation. But among the black middle class, 69% are making less. “Black children and white children do not have equal chances of moving up the income ladder,” the study’s author concludes. More »

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      race  • parenting  • middle class  • racial inequality

  • September 2007

    • Gebrselassie Sets Record in Berlin Race

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Sep 30, 07 6:58 PM CDT

      Gebrselassie Sets Record in Berlin Race

      Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie set a new world record at the Berlin marathon today, beating the previous record of close friend Paul Tergat by 29 seconds. Tergat called to congratulate his rival 10 minutes after he crossed the finish line. The champion’s response? “Sorry, Paul, try next year” reports the New Y ork Times . More »

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      race  • Berlin  • Ethiopia  • marathon  • running

    • 50K Rally to Support 'Jena Six'

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 20, 07 12:30 PM CDT

      50K Rally to Support 'Jena Six'

      Busload after busload of civil rights marchers alighted in Jena, La., today to support the “Jena Six,” a group of black students charged with felonies after a 2006 fight with a white classmate. An estimated 50,000 mostly-black protesters easily outnumbered the mostly-white population of the town, where racial tensions have swirled since last year when nooses in the schoolyard prompted the fight. More »

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      protests  • race  • race relations  • Louisiana  • civil rights  • Al Sharpton  • Jesse Jackson  • Jena Six

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