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 Blacks Still Unequal 
 in US: Report 

African-Americans remain less employed, more often imprisoned than whites

Mar 25, 09 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though a black family occupies the White House, inequality between African-Americans and whites persists in the US, a study by the Urban League says. Blacks are twice as likely to be jobless, three times more likely to be poor, six times more likely to have spent time in prison. A... More »

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race • African Americans • employment • black • African-American voters • African-Americans • incarceration

Armstrong Crashes, Breaks Collarbone in Spanish Race

Cyclists looks set to recover quickly, team manager says

Mar 23, 09 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lance Armstrong broke his collarbone today in a crash during the first leg of a 5-day race in Spain, ESPN.com reports. Armstrong’s bike collided with other contestants in a pileup around 12 miles from the finish. A Twitter from the leader of Armstrong’s team said the cyclist... More »

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race • Spain • cycling • crash • racing • Lance Armstrong • shoulder

 Disney Under Fire for 
 Black Princess's 
 White Prince 

Why isn't first black princess with black prince?

Mar 18, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney has unveiled its first black princess—but her prince appears to be white, and the criticism is pouring in, the Mail reports. In the upcoming The Princess and the Frog, New Orleans’ Princess Tiana is voiced by Dreamgirls actress Anika Noni Rose—and while her prince hails from “... More »

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race • film • Disney • Walt Disney • movies • animated movie • controversy

(Newser) - A Chicago family is trying to use its household spending to invest in the black community by buying exclusively from black-owned businesses for 1 year, the Tribune reports. The Andersons’ ambitious “Ebony Experiment” has them driving 14 miles for groceries (and farther for other stuff) and has earned hate... More »

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race • Chicago • African Americans • economics • business • black • experiments • African-Americans • Northwestern University


 Snowshoes Go to the Races  

National competition tomorrow in Oregon

Mar 7, 09 8:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Some 1.7 million North Americans go snowshoeing yearly—but only 150 of them are likely to compete in tomorrow's ninth annual National Snowshoe Championships in Oregon, the Wall Street Journal reports. Running on top of the snow can be a slog, but for some, it’s a passion. “... More »

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sports • race • competition • snow • snowshoe

ANALYSIS

 Burris Camp 
 Returns to 
 Race Card 

Ill. senator hopes to box in white Dems for 2010 campaign

Mar 3, 09 10:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Roland Burris doesn’t have much support in Washington or money in his war chest for a reelection bid, but he retains one reliable weapon, Politico reports: the race card. As controversy over his appointment has reemerged, Burris hasn’t hesitated to chalk it up to racial politics. A Burris... More »

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race • Senate • Senate Democrats • Ted Kennedy • Illinois • Larry Craig • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Roland Burris • Bobby Rush

ANALYSIS

Obama Sends Messages Whites Don't Hear

"Dog-whistle" politics lets prez court blacks without alienating whites

Mar 3, 09 9:44 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s no surprise that President Obama has a strong connection with black Americans. But how did he manage to avoid being pigeonholed Jesse Jackson-style? Nia-Malika Henderson writes in Politico that Obama uses “dog-whistle politics," employing allusions, cadences—even a swagger—that resonate with black Americans but go... More »

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Barack Obama • race • black community

 White House 
 Opens Up 
 on Race 

Obama's inner circle talks candidly about racial issues

Feb 28, 09 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - In a break from the tone of the Obama campaign, members of the White House inner-circle are talking candidly about race. Eric Holder's "nation of cowards" remark caught the most attention, but Michelle Obama and  EPA chief Lisa Jackson—also the first African-American in her position—have moved the... More »

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race • Michelle Obama • race relations • Eric Holder • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet • Lisa Jackson

Holder: We're Still a 'Nation
of Cowards' on Race

Americans don't discuss racist past enough: attorney general

Feb 18, 09 3:42 PM CST
(Newser) - We may have elected our first black president, but America remains "a nation of cowards" on race, Eric Holder said today in a speech honoring Black History Month. "Average Americans simply do not talk enough with each other about things racial," said the attorney general. He vowed... More »

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race • African Americans • America • racism • Black History Month • Eric Holder • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Prime Time Is White,
Reality TV Is Real

Scripted shows still focused on white rich people

Feb 17, 09 8:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Another way reality TV is “realer” than its scripted cousin: Its diverse casts reflect the population, while scripted TV sticks to stories about young, well-off white people, writes Greg Braxton in the Los Angeles Times. “We're looking to create shows that everyday people can relate to," says... More »

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television • reality TV • race • diversity • Survivor

ANALYSIS

Obama Aside, Marketers Still Bypass Blacks

$913B in buying power goes relatively ignored by Madison Ave.

Feb 2, 09 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Many of the advertising folks who named Barack Obama Marketer of the Year have cut spending directed at African-Americans, whose buying power is nearly $1 trillion, Marissa Miley writes in Advertising Age. “Why people continue to question this customer segment continues to baffle me,” says one author. “... More »

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Barack Obama • race • advertising • African Americans • McDonald's • marketing • Hispanics

 Obama Team 
 Won't Promote 
 Him as Racial 
 Pioneer 

Obama team focuses on message of unity, not historic status

Jan 19, 09 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's inauguration as the first black president tomorrow will make history, but don't expect him to dwell on that point, Politico reports. The president-elect's team is weaving a narrative not about a racial milestone, but about unity—just look at the diversity of yesterday's We Are One festivities. More »

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Barack Obama • race • history • inauguration • President Obama • Inauguration Day

OPINION

 How to Fix the Education Divide 

Racial gap is 'last great civil-rights battle': Klein and Sharpton

Jan 12, 09 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - America is facing its “last great civil-rights battle”: the racial education gap, write Joel I Klein and Al Sharpton in a Wall Street Journal. “Today the average 12th-grade black or Hispanic student has the reading, writing, and math skills of an eighth-grade white student,” they note. But... More »

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education • race • Al Sharpton • children • public schools • teacher pay • teachers • President Obama • Joel Klein

Analysis

Few Minorities Report
on the White House 

Diversity in Washington journalism remains uneven

Jan 12, 09 12:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Although America is nearing the inauguration of its first black president, the press corps that will be covering him remains largely white, the Washington Post reports. Cable news has delivered a few minority reporters, like CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux and Wendell Goler from Fox News. But the broadcast networks remain... More »

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race • Fox News • CNN • diversity • ethnic diversity • reporting • network news • President Obama

opinion

 Well Played, Blago 

'Skin pigment trumps ideas' among Dems: Kass

Dec 31, 08 7:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Roland Burris says this is his media moment, but Illinois' "circus of the politically bizarre" still belongs to Rod Blagojevich, John Kass writes in the Chicago Tribune. No hapless jester, the brazenly calculated governor has dumped Democrats back into the racial politics Obama was supposed to transcend. More »

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Barack Obama • race • African Americans • Senate • corruption • Illinois • black • governor • Rod Blagojevich • Roland Burris

Analysis

Alarmist Report on Black Murders Is Bad Math

Statistics shows the furor over murder spike may be misplaced

Dec 31, 08 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The widespread publication of an ominous-looking rise in black teen homicide rates has created a disturbing buzz, but the apparent spike in murderous youths may not be nearly as drastic as it sounds. The Freakonomics Blog explains why: Compared with the jump in the 1990s, this recent rise is nearly... More »

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race • African Americans • crime • murder • homicide • crime statistics

Rush Plays
Race Card on Burris Pick

Tells Senate to take 'chill pill' and accept black member

Dec 31, 08 11:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Bobby Rush thinks Rod Blagojevich’s choice for Barack Obama’s Senate seat ought to get the job despite the governor’s alleged misdeeds, for one simple reason: He’s black. Yesterday at a press conference, Rush applauded the selection of Roland Burris, and urged the press not to “... More »

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race • Senate • race relations • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Roland Burris • Bobby Rush

ANALYSIS


 Burris Flap Rouses 
 Ghosts of Obama's Past 

President-elect probably wants to forget these guys

Dec 31, 08 10:44 AM CST
(Newser) - If Barack Obama caught Rod Blagojevich’s press conference yesterday, in which he named Roland Burris to fill the vacant Senate seat, Obama probably saw everything he doesn’t miss about Illinois. Each member of the trio on stage—Blagojevich, Burris, and Rep. Bobby Rush—claims a history with Obama,... More »

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Barack Obama • race • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • senator • Roland Burris

Murders of Black
Teens Soar 39%


Cuts in policing, youth programs blamed

Dec 29, 08 4:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Murders of black teens between the ages of 14 and 17 are up 39% since the start of the millennium—five times the overall homicide surge in the same period, and twice that of white teens, reports the Wall Street Journal. The authors of the study attribute some of the... More »

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race • prison • African Americans • crime • police • murder • homicide • crime rate

OPINION

College Football Still Needs Breakthrough Black Coach

English hire makes 5 out of 119 in NCAA's top division

Dec 23, 08 3:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Yesterday’s hiring of Ron English by Eastern Michigan brings the total number of African-American head coaches in major college football to five—out of 119. That miniscule number underscores the barriers black coaches face, and, Michael Rosenberg writes for Fox Sports, the need for a black coach to dissolve... More »

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sports • race • African Americans • NCAA football • college • coach

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