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Sarkozy Makes an Un-French Call for Diversity

President vows to end 'equality' policy that ignores race, ethnicity

Dec 18, 08 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - France has a long tradition of official blindness to race, ethnicity, and religion; all citizens, in theory, are equally French. But in practice, French companies are reluctant to hire employees with non-French names or addresses in ethnic neighborhoods, and France's 555-member parliament has only 1 MP of color. In a... More »

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race • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • affirmative action • diversity • change • elite

 Tuskegee Airmen 
 to Attend Inaugural 

Invitation recognizes their contribution to historic event

Dec 10, 08 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - The Tuskegee Airmen of WWII have been invited to the inauguration of the nation's first black president, the New York Times reports. Barack Obama has acknowledged his debt to the elite all-black force, whose heroes fought for a country that discriminated against them. Now in their 80s and 90s, it's... More »

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Barack Obama • race • African Americans • World War II • inauguration • civil rights movement • fighter pilot • President Obama • Tuskegee airmen

Racial Identity Shifts With Social Status

Who is seen as black or white can change
over time, study finds

Dec 9, 08 11:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Racial identity isn't set at birth—it's a malleable perception that changes with one's social status, a university study has found. Over 23 years, 12,700 people were asked to identify themselves and others as black or white. One-fifth switched their answers over time, often deeming people black if they... More »

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Barack Obama • race • study • race relations • sociology • President Obama

 Black Kids 
 Think Big 
 Thanks to 
 Obama 

New York's black children dream of becoming president

Nov 9, 08 3:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama made more than history when he won the election this week: He also inspired black school kids to believe they could do the same, the New York Daily News reports. "It means people can be anything they want," says 9-year-old Elijah Timmons, who sees himself... More »

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Barack Obama • race • New York • children • African-Americans • President Obama

OPINION

White Comics Lack Nuance Needed to Mine Obama

President-elect not lacking in comic fodder; it's mainstream comedians who are lacking

Nov 7, 08 3:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Bill Maher recently said Barack Obama “needs to give comedians something to work with.” The President-elect is “too perfect,” he groused, and worse, liberals are afraid to laugh at black people. If only Dave Chappelle were working, laments Salamishah Tillet for the Root. He’d quickly... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • race • comedy • Bill Maher • Fred Armisen • President Obama • Bill Maher Grid

Racial Tolerance Can Spread Quickly, Too, Studies Say

Studies show flip side of 'Bradley Effect' fears

Nov 7, 08 9:42 AM CST
(Newser) - In this election, some feared that racial biases could affect the outcome—but tolerance between groups can grow as quickly as distrust, new studies suggest. Researchers have used interviews and competitions to quickly forge close relationships between people of different ethnic backgrounds, and those newfound friendships can ease the subjects’... More »

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Barack Obama • race • Election 2008 • racial tension • President Obama

 Obama the 'Unofficial' 
 Winner in N. Carolina 

Old Confederacy state a historic win for black president

Nov 6, 08 9:17 AM CST
(Newser) - In North Carolina, they're calling Barack Obama the "unofficial" victor, the News & Observer reports, after the state elections director said late yesterday that provisional ballots not yet counted are unlikely to overturn the president-elect's lead. Obama leads John McCain by 13,746 votes, with 40,000... More »

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Barack Obama • race • North Carolina • minority • voters • slavery • South

OPINION

 Jesse's Face Spoke for Millions 

Jesse Jackson's tears expressed so many possible thoughts

Nov 5, 08 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Not long after the networks declared Barack Obama the next American president, writes Rebecca Traister in Salon, the years worth of emotions that led up to that moment flashed across the face of Jesse Jackson. In minutes, the civil rights leader's expression transformed from a still one of disbelief, (or... More »

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Barack Obama • race • Jesse Jackson • African Americans • first families • Election 2008 • civil rights movement • President Obama

ANALYSIS

 White Obama Support 
 Defies Doubters 

 

44% of white voters swing to Obama

Nov 3, 08 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - A minority of white voters—44%—are now supporting Barack Obama, but he trails by less than previous Democratic presidential candidates, reports the New York Times, including Bill Clinton. Both the impact of racial attitudes and the proportion of white voters in the electorate have diminished, analysts say. In a... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • race • Al Gore • gun control • Lyndon Johnson • John F. Kennedy • religion • Bill Clinton • Barry Goldwater • Herbert Hoover • white voters • the race card • Hispanics • Michael Beschloss

OPINION

He's Not 'Post-Race,' But Barack's Coming to Dinner

Americans still getting to know man who isn't post-race after all

Nov 2, 08 2:30 PM CST
(Newser) - If there’s anything that the candidacy of Barack Obama proved, it’s that America isn’t “post-race,” Frank Rich writes in the New York Times. White liberals in politics and the news media trip have gotten him consistently wrong, Rich writes, in trying to compare him with... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Karl Rove • race • Frank Rich • slavery • Election 2008 • election

 Racism Will Blunt 
 Obama's Lead: 
 Barkley 

Baller-turn-pundit calls polls 'absolutely useless'

Oct 28, 08 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charles Barkley has news for the experts predicting the Bradley effect won’t undermine Barack Obama’s lead. “The polls are absolutely useless,” the former NBA star says, anticipating a race “down to the wire.” While he concedes some whites will vote Democrat for “their... More »

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Barack Obama • race • racism • Obama 2008 • Election 2008 • Charles Barkley • Bradley effect

 Brit Marathoners 
 Stranded in 
 Mountain Storm 

Several still missing

Oct 26, 08 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dozens of British marathoners remained unaccounted for after they were hit by torrential rains and raging winds during a race in the rugged terrain of the Lake District yesterday, reports the Telegraph. Pockets of athletes sought shelter in a barn, community center and a school, while mountain rescue workers searched... More »

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race • England • storm • marathon • Britain • Lake District

OPINION

 Race? Only Thing Obama 
 Transcends Is Logic 

Instead of putting conflict behind us, Dem's crowd perceives insult just about everywhere

Oct 24, 08 8:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is allegedly helping America “transcend race,” Jonah Goldberg writes in the National Review, but if moving beyond race “would involve making race less of an issue,” why are Obama’s fervent supporters obsessed with bringing it up? One columnist sees racism in descriptions of... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • race • African Americans • race relations • racism • Election 2008

OPINION

Race Didn't Defeat Bradley: He Was Too Liberal

And if Obama loses, it'll be for the same reason

Oct 20, 08 9:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Barack Obama loses in November, the media will surely cite the Bradley Effect, the theory that voters lie to pollsters to hide racial biases. It’s named after Tom Bradley, the black mayor of Los Angeles who lost the 1982 governor’s race in California, despite huge leads in... More »

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Barack Obama • race • Obama 2008 • Election 2008 • Tom Bradley • polls • Bradley effect

 Murtha 
 Backtracks on 
 Pa. Racism Jab 

Democratic Rep. apologizes for dissing state's west

Oct 16, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rep. John Murtha apologized for saying yesterday that “racist” western Pennsylvanians wouldn’t vote for Barack Obama, CNN reports. “While we cannot deny that race is a factor in this election, I believe we've been able to look beyond race these past few months,” the Democrat said... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • John Murtha • Pennsylvania • Obama 2008 • Election 2008

Black Politicians' Rise
Signals Changing Electorate

More white voters may be growing comfortable with black officials

Oct 14, 08 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A change in the electorate may be under way as a growing number of blacks are winning local elections nationwide—more and more often across color lines, the New York Times reports. Some 16% of black legislators represented mainly white districts in 2001; by 2007, that figure had nearly doubled.... More »

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race • candidate • electorate • white voters • African-Americans

OPINION

If Obama Were White,
He'd Be Hit Twice as Hard

Democrat is protected by his race, not vulnerable because of it

Oct 14, 08 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain isn’t stoking racism against Barack Obama. If anything, writes Jonah Goldberg in the LA Times, McCain is going easy on the Democrat for fear of appearing racist. When the GOP paints Obama as “different” or Sarah Palin says he doesn’t see America “the way... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • race • racism • Jeremiah Wright • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

Furor Ignites After Ga. Rep. Blasts McCain

Civil rights icon Lewis backs off Wallace comparison, but not far

Oct 12, 08 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - A day after igniting tensions in both campaigns, civil rights icon John Lewis sought to soften remarks that seemed to compare John McCain to segregationist George Wallace, Politico reports. “It was not my intention or desire to do so,” Lewis said last night. “My statement was a... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • race • George Wallace • negative campaigning • John Lewis • Sarah Palin

OPINION

McCain Resorts to Atwater's Bag of Dirty Tricks

They're trying to turn Obama into Willie Horton, Dowd writes

Oct 8, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Before Karl Rove, Maureen Dowd reminds us, it was Lee Atwater who masterminded the Republican smear campaign, and his demolition of Michael Dukakis was his greatest, dirtiest success. Atwater painted the 1988 candidate as a weak Harvard-educated elitist with a weird last name, a man who supported "the Scary... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • race • smear campaign • Maureen Dowd • Michael Dukakis • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Willie Horton • Lee Atwater

Thicke's Blue-Eyed Soul Hits Big Across Racial Divide

Hollywood-raised Canadian R&B star proud his fans are 'mostly grown black women'

Sep 29, 08 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a society that says white men can't dance, Robin Thicke has surmounted the race barrier: His single, Lost Without U, topped Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 11 weeks last year, outperforming songs by Beyonce, Usher, and Alicia Keys. "Eighty or 90% of my fans are... More »

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music • race • African Americans • Billboard Music awards • artist • musician • Robin Thicke • R&B

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