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  • July 2008

    • Can Michelle Defy Stereotypes?

      Washington Post  |  Jul 20, 08 10:16 AM CDT

      Can Michelle Defy Stereotypes?

      (Newser) - It's no wonder Michelle Obama is being criticized from all sides: She's an outspoken, successful black woman, writes Sophia A. Nelson in the Washington Post . "This society can't even see a woman like Michelle Obama. All it sees is a black woman and attaches stereotypes," a prominent female African-American journalist tells Nelson. Society sees categories: the hip-hop vixen, the capable Aunt Jemima, and the "angry black woman." More »

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      Michelle Obama  • racial inequality  • black women  • stereotypes  • African-Americans  • glass ceiling

    • Racial Divide Persists Despite Obama: Poll

      New York Times  |  Jul 16, 08 12:57 AM CDT

      Racial Divide Persists Despite Obama: Poll

      (Newser) - Barack Obama's often hailed "post-racial" run for the White House is, in fact, unfolding in an America still sharply divided by race, a New York Times /CBS News poll has discovered. The lives of most Americans are as racially segregated as they were 8 years ago, the poll says. Black and white Americans differed on almost every question on race relations—although both agreed America is ready for a black president. More »

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      Barack Obama  • poll  • race  • race relations  • racial inequality  • African-Americans  • New York Times/CBS News poll

  • June 2008

    • S. Africa Reclassifies Chinese as 'Black'

      Times (UK)  |  Jun 19, 08 11:15 AM CDT

      S. Africa Reclassifies Chinese as 'Black'

      (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 controversial policy forces large companies to give some of their equity to black-run entities. More »

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

  • April 2008

    • MLK Son: We Need Cabinet Post for Poverty

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Apr 4, 08 7:28 AM CDT

      MLK Son: We Need Cabinet Post for Poverty

      (Newser) - The son of Martin Luther King says the nation can best commemorate the 40th anniversary of his father's assassination by taking concrete action to fight poverty. In an essay in the  Atlanta Journal-Constitution , Martin Luther King III called on the presidential candidates to commit to creating a Cabinet position, one that will "transcend the ceremonial." The poverty rate is 12%, same as 1968, and it now affects 36 million Americans. More »

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      poverty  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • racial inequality  • Martin Luther King III

  • March 2008

    • Older (White) Americans Live Longer, Larger

      Reuters  |  Mar 28, 08 4:55 PM CDT

      Older (White) Americans Live Longer, Larger

      (Newser) - Americans over age 65 have better financial security, are better educated and expected to live far longer than ever, a study finds—but huge gaps remain between results for whites and those for blacks and Latinos. "The life expectancy gap between whites and blacks has narrowed but is still large," a researcher tells Reuters. "There is a big wealth gap between whites and blacks." More »

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      obesity  • race  • elderly  • aging  • senior citizens  • racial inequality  • National Institute on Aging

  • February 2008
  • November 2007

    • For Blacks, Income Ladder More Like Chute

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

      For Blacks, Income Ladder More Like Chute

      (Newser) - 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

  • October 2007

    • Watson Retires Amid Race Furor

      New York Times  |  Oct 25, 07 12:39 PM CDT

      Watson Retires Amid Race Furor

      (Newser) - Amid outrage over recent racial remarks, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist James Watson is retiring as chancellor of Long Island’s Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the New York Times reports. Watson, 79, said his departure was overdue but admitted this wasn’t how he’d wanted to leave. The lab suspended Watson after he said that black people were  less intelligent than white. More »

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      DNA  • race relations  • genetics  • Long Island  • racial inequality  • James Watson

    • Black Enlistees Plummet 58%

      Boston Globe  |  Oct 8, 07 4:25 AM CDT

      Black Enlistees Plummet 58%

      (Newser) - The number of black enlistees in the US military has dropped by 58% since 2000, Defense Department statistics show—a decline dramatically sharper than any other demographic group. In the same period, white applicants are down 10% and Hispanics 7%. The Boston Globe cites lack of support for the Iraq war and general mistrust of the Bush administration as the most immediate causes for the downturn. More »

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      Iraq war  • Defense Department  • demographics  • racial inequality  • enlist

  • September 2007

    • DA Ends Bid to Try 'Jena 6' Teen as Adult

      Reuters  |  Sep 27, 07 4:39 PM CDT

      DA Ends Bid to Try 'Jena 6' Teen as Adult

      (Newser) - A prosecutor has given up attempts to have one of the Louisiana teenagers at the center of a civil-rights furor tried as an adult, Reuters reports. Mychal Bell, 17, was convicted in June of battery in the beating of a white classmate, but an appeals court overturned the verdict on grounds that Bell couldn't be tried as an adult. More »

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      civil rights  • Al Sharpton  • racial inequality  • Jena Six  • Mychal Bell

    • Firefighter Settles for $1.5M in Dog Food Case

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 22, 07 6:11 PM CDT

      Firefighter Settles for $1.5M in Dog Food Case

      (Newser) - An LA firefighter who sued over a meal mixed with dog food has settled with the city for $1.5 million, the Los Angeles Times reports. Fire officials called the dog food incident a prank, but Pierce alleged racism. The city offered $2.7million last year, but Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa vetoed the amount and forced the last fire chief to retire. More »

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      Los Angeles  • court  • firefighters  • racial inequality

  • August 2007

    • US Lags in Life Expectancy

      Associated Press  |  Aug 12, 07 1:47 PM CDT

      US Lags in Life Expectancy

      (Newser) - The US has slipped to 42nd place in international rankings of life expectancy, the AP reports. Two decades ago, the US was in 11th place. The downgrade is partially due to the fact that the more countries are included in the survey, but rising health insurance costs, skyrocketing obesity rates, high infant mortality, and racial disparities are most likely to blame for putting the US behind most industrialized nations. More »

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      obesity  • health care costs  • racial inequality  • life expectancy  • infant mortality

    • Four in 10 US Kids Can Balance Books

      Washington Post  |  Aug 8, 07 9:12 PM CDT

      Four in 10 US Kids Can Balance Books

      (Newser) - A new national test reveals that four in 10 U.S. high school students can grasp economic concepts like tariffs, banking and investment—a result that one expert says is “not discouraging.” Results showed that three in five students can point to factors that increase national debt while 11% know how shifts in the unemployment rate impact income and spending, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      inflation  • education  • race  • unemployment  • student  • high school  • economics  • investment  • racial inequality

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