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  • July 2008

    • Johnny's Still Rotten, Says Foe

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 22, 08 6:21 PM CDT

      Johnny's Still Rotten, Says Foe

      The lead singer of British band Bloc Party says he was the victim of a racist attack by the frontman of punk legends the Sex Pistols and his cronies. Kele Okereke, of Nigerian descent, was left with a split lip and bruises after the incident Saturday in Barcelona with John Lydon—aka Johnny Rotten—and an entourage one witness told the Guardian was “a gang of racist thugs.” More »

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      racism  • Sex Pistols

    • Pundits Cringe at 'Irony Deficiency' in Cartoon Flap

      newser  |  Salon  |  Jul 15, 08 1:28 PM CDT

      Pundits Cringe at 'Irony Deficiency' in Cartoon Flap

      Many writers are scratching their heads at the incensed reactions provoked by the New Yorker ’s Obamas-as-terrorists cover. Here’s some rebuttal: Liberals “have come to regard all images or texts that contain negative stereotypes as too politically dangerous to run,” Gary Kamiya writes in Salon. “Not a single work of satire could ever pass this paranoid test” in which merely acknowledging racism “is to be racist.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • racism  • satire  • cartoon  • New Yorker magazine

    • AMA to Apologize for Racist Past

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 10, 08 8:17 AM CDT

      AMA to Apologize for Racist Past

      The American Medical Association is to offer a full apology today for more than a century of racism against African Americans, reports the Washington Post. The country's largest medical association effectively barred black doctors for many years and stayed silent while the country was divided on efforts to end racial discrimination. More »

    • Beyond Race? Politics Beyond Sensitive, More Like It

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 7, 08 1:18 PM CDT

      Beyond Race? Politics Beyond Sensitive, More Like It

      The story of an indicted Indiana student janitor underlines "super-heated capacities for perceiving insult" that color race issues in America—issues playing out in the presidential contest, too, Dorothy Rabinowitz writes in the Wall Street Journal . "Its presence is evident in this election campaign," she writes, "which has seen more than a touch of readiness to impute some form of racism to all tough criticisms of Barack Obama." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Bill Clinton  • racism  • Ku Klux Klan

  • June 2008

    • Croatia Fans' Nazi Taunting of Turks Under Scrutiny

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 27, 08 5:01 PM CDT

      Croatia Fans' Nazi Taunting of Turks Under Scrutiny

      European soccer authorities are looking into allegations Croatian fans held Nazi banners and made racist comments during a June 20 match with Turkey, the AP reports. The Croatian Football Federation denounced the bad conduct, saying it “is not a characteristic behavior of true Croatian fans, who showed good behavior and friendly relation to other fans.” More »

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      Turkey  • soccer  • racism  • Croatia  • Nazis

    • Why White Supremacists Prefer Obama

      newser  |  Esquire  |  Jun 15, 08 4:15 PM CDT

      Why White Supremacists Prefer Obama

      McCain may lead Obama by 10% among white voters, but three of four white supremacists say they prefer the Illinois senator, Esquire reports. The Director of the White Aryan Resistance calls Obama a "black racist," but still supports him because of McCain's economic policies. He "hates the transnational corporations more than any black person." More »

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

    • Brits Fine Foul-Mouthed MTV Europe

      newser  |  Variety  |  Jun 6, 08 8:13 AM CDT

      Brits Fine Foul-Mouthed MTV Europe

      A UK media watchdog has fined MTV Europe $484,500 for having a potty mouth, Variety reports. The network repeatedly uses “highly offensive language and material” in its videos and shows, often before 9pm, the family-viewing cutoff point. An MTV rep said the firm “takes this sanction and fine very seriously” and was working to clean up its language. More »

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      television  • music  • racism  • censorship  • MTV  • homophobia  • profanity

    • German Paper Slammed for Obama Slur

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Jun 5, 08 3:15 PM CDT

      German Paper Slammed for Obama Slur

      A German newspaper ignited a firestorm of controversy this week when it printed a photograph of the White House bearing the headline "Uncle Barack's Cabin." "The headline is intended to be satirical," the Berlin-based daily Die Tageszeitung 's deputy editor-in-chief explained to Der Spiegel, adding that it was supposed to make people think about racial stereotypes. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Germany  • racism

    • Campaign Carnage Casualty: Democrats' Chances

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 3, 08 5:15 PM CDT

      Campaign Carnage Casualty: Democrats' Chances

      Richard Cohen did not enjoy covering the 2008 Democratic primaries, and he writes in the Washington Post about everything he “loathed” about the race that “eroded the standing of both candidates”: The racism: Cohen is “stunned” that so many people came out to vote against a black man and calls the fact that they admitted it “frightening.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • racism  • sexism

  • May 2008

    • Secret Service Is Racist, Suit Alleges

      newser  |  ABC News  |  May 29, 08 10:32 AM CDT

      Secret Service Is Racist, Suit Alleges

      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 circulated among supervisors says a Jesse Jackson assassination “certainly wouldn’t be a great loss,” and others include racially crude jokes. More »

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

    • Obama Volunteers See Racial Vitriol First-Hand

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 13, 08 7:05 PM CDT

      Obama Volunteers See Racial Vitriol First-Hand

      Volunteers in Barack Obama's campaign have had to steel themselves against racism on the trail, even as the White House hopeful has repeatedly played down the anti-black sentiment his candidacy has revealed. Though the campaign maintains its travels “only reinforced Sen. Obama’s view that this country is not as divided as our politics suggest,” the Washington Post finds many anecdotes to the contrary. More »

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      Barack Obama  • racism  • Pennsylvania  • Indiana

    • Secret Service Bosses Shared Racist Jokes

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 10, 08 11:45 AM CDT

      Secret Service Bosses Shared Racist Jokes

      Secret Service supervisors exchanged racist remarks in emails made public yesterday in a lawsuit filed by black agents, the New York Times reports. The messages were shared between at least 20 top agents between 2003 and 2005. One anecdote jokes about assassinating Jesse Jackson. And, according to the lawsuit, the head of the Presidential Protective Detail sent a crude joke about interracial sex to a colleague. More »

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      racism  • email  • discrimination  • Jesse Jackson  • Secret Service  • racist

  • April 2008

    • Snarl Suits Obama; Will Wright Bark Back?

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 29, 08 5:35 PM CDT

      Snarl Suits Obama; Will Wright Bark Back?

      In throwing Jeremiah Wright “to the dogs,” Barack Obama today finally showed the anger he’s too long denied his public, Michael Tomasky sighs with relief in the Guardian —but only time can tell how hard Wright will work to sink the Democratic candidate. The even-tempered Obama—“anti-McCain, emotionally”—needed to show voters he can get “angry over important things.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Jeremiah Wright  • racism

    • 10 Takes on What Obama Should Do

      newser  |  Salon  |  Apr 29, 08 11:51 AM CDT

      10 Takes on What Obama Should Do

      Six of 10 pundits Salon asked what Barack Obama should do about the Jeremiah Wright problem say the candidate must get rid of the reverend. Andrew Sullivan calls Wright’s latest remarks “bitter and racist” and “a provocation"; he must be "clearly and irrevocably disowned." Martin Kaplan calls Wright “part of the negative politics that our country needs to transcend.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Jeremiah Wright  • racism  • pandering

    • Wright's Reappearance Is Good News for Obama

      newser  |  Slate  |  Apr 28, 08 7:27 PM CDT

      Wright's Reappearance Is Good News for Obama

      Jeremiah Wright’s return to the limelight looks bad for Barack Obama at first blush, but in fact it may be helping the hopeful: Wright is distancing himself from Obama (and mocking his role as a “spiritual advisor”) as he redirects attention to the black church, Christopher Beam writes on Slate. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Jeremiah Wright  • racism  • negative campaigning

    • Wright Lashes Out at Media

      newser  |  Detroit News  |  Apr 28, 08 6:40 AM CDT

      Wright Lashes Out at Media

      The controversial pastor who triggered trouble for Barack Obama delivered a fiery, unapologetic speech to a sold-out NAACP crowd in Detroit yesterday, blasting "corporate media" for painting him as un-American . "I am not running for the Oval Office," said the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.  "I have been running for Jesus, and I'm not tired yet." Just hours earlier Wright reemerged as a campaign issue in comments by both Obama and McCain.  More »

    • Bardot On Trial, Once Again, Over Racism

      newser  |  Time  |  Apr 16, 08 2:09 PM CDT

      Bardot On Trial, Once Again, Over Racism

      Brigitte Bardot is on trial for racism—again. The 1960s French sex symbol, now 73, is a stridently anti-immigrant and seemingly anti-Muslim politician, Time reports. Bardot is on trial for “inciting racial hatred,” a charge she’s been convicted of four times. The current case involves a letter Bardot wrote to officials protesting slaughter of sheep for a Muslim festival. More »

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      France  • immigration  • Islam  • racism  • French politics

    • After 20 Years, Feds Crack Hate Mail Case

      newser  |  Cleveland Plain Dealer  |  Apr 11, 08 4:14 PM CDT

      After 20 Years, Feds Crack Hate Mail Case

      An Ohio man who authorities believe sent threatening communications to black and mixed-race recipients over the course of 20 years was indicted this week, the Plain Dealer reports. David Tuason, 46, threatened to blow up the US Supreme Court and kill Clarence Thomas in 2003 but eluded capture from the late 1980s until a few months ago, when he switched from postal mail to email. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • FBI  • race  • racism  • hate crime  • federal investigation  • Clarence Thomas  • hate mail

    • Immigration Chief Covered Up Racist Pics, Dems Say

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 9, 08 2:20 PM CDT

      Immigration Chief Covered Up Racist Pics, Dems Say

      The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement tried to hide pictures of her giving an award to an employee in a racially insensitive Halloween costume, House Democrats say. Julie Myers was photographed smiling and standing next to an employee in prison garb and wearing blackface, whom she awarded the night's "most original costume" prize, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

    • Obama, Wright Echo Early, Late MLK

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 4, 08 2:08 PM CDT

      Obama, Wright Echo Early, Late MLK

      Barack Obama can easily be compared to the early Martin Luther King and his hopeful message of change prior to 1965, writes Michael Eric Dyson in the Los Angeles Times . But  it's Jeremiah Wright who most resembles King after that—when his message grew "angrier" and increasingly skeptical of white America and its capacity for change. More »

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      Barack Obama  • race  • Jeremiah Wright  • racism  • Martin Luther King Jr.

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