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Race in America

Though Washington's report to the UN on race relations last spring was a fairly sunny one, the Human Rights Network's findings state that the US "has not taken seriously the duty...to affirmatively address racial discrimination"

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June 2008
- Obama's Race a Gift . . . for Comedians
  
  newser | San Jose Mercury News | Jun 27, 08 6:38 PM CDT
  
  In this election, at least one group is unafraid to play the race card: comedians. Entertainers may be the only ones who can talk candidly about the subject, the San Jose Mercury News reports. And boy, are they. “I'm voting for Barack Obama," said one comedian. "I did it because he's black. Not because he's intelligent, or well spoken or represents hope. Nope. You had me at Negro.” More »
- Lobbyist on Obama: 'Kerry With a Tan'
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jun 27, 08 3:55 PM CDT
  
  Anti-tax lobbyist Grover Norquist visited the LA Times Washington bureau today and left behind more than a few raised eyebrows, if not dropped jaws. In evaluating Barack Obama's economic policies, the head of Americans for Tax Reform referred to the senator as "John Kerry with a tan." Don Frederick blogs: "Since Norquist isn't running for anything, he can get away with such remarks; we doubt McCain will be incorporating the line into his speeches anytime soon." More »
- Obama 'Wants to Talk White': Nader
  
  newser | Rocky Mountain News | Jun 25, 08 4:02 PM CDT
  
  Ralph Nader says Barack Obama "wants to talk white" and "appeal to white guilt" while ignoring poverty, the third-party presidential candidate told the Rocky Mountain News yesterday. The consumer advocate said the only thing that separated Obama from past Democrats is that he’s “half African-American," charging Obama was betraying his background by not prioritizing the defense of the poor. More »
- I Was Being Sarcastic, Not Racist: Imus
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 24, 08 7:00 AM CDT
  
  Don Imus was just making a “sarcastic point” when he asked “what color” oft-arrested cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones is, he said on his show today. When informed that Jones was black, Imus replied, “There you go. Now we know.” The rejoinder sparked complaints against the reformed shock jock, but Imus says he was sympathizing with Jones. “I meant that he was being picked on because he's black,” Imus said. More »
- Imus Reinserts Foot in Mouth
  
  newser | Politico | Jun 23, 08 12:26 PM CDT
  
  Don Imus may have stepped in it again, Politico reports. While bantering on this morning's show about Adam "Pacman" Jones, who’s been arrested six times in his NFL career, the scandal-shadowed shock jock asked, “What color is he?” A sidekick dutifully informed him that Jones is African-American. “Well, there you go,” Imus said. “Now we know.” More »
- 30% in US Admit to Being Racist
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jun 22, 08 10:50 AM CDT
  
  Three in 10 Americans admit to being racist, and more than half say US race relations are bad—but that's better than ratings in the 1990s. White and black views diverge more today, with 6 in 10 blacks calling race relations not good, and 53% of whites saying they're positive, according to a new Washington Post -ABC News poll. More »
- Michelle Obama Takes Back Her Image
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 18, 08 7:07 AM CDT
  
  Michelle Obama has been called everything from a black nationalist to a "baby mama" in recent weeks, and sporting a new chief of staff, she's looking to take on the rumors. In a New York Times interview, Obama outlines her journey from Chicago's South Side to the White House doorstep. “I will walk anyone through my life,” says the would-be first lady. “Come on, let’s go.” More »
- Why White Supremacists Prefer Obama
  
  newser | Esquire | Jun 15, 08 4:15 PM CDT
  
  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 »
- California to End Last Outpost of Segregation: Prisons
  
  newser | Christian Science Monitor | Jun 15, 08 5:51 AM CDT
  
  California will fully integrate its prison system next month, making it one of the last states to do so, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The state will end the practice of separating new arrivals to the nation's largest prison system based on race. Both guards and inmates are bracing for a spike in racial violence in cramped cells. More »
- Obama's Rise Sparks Affirmative Action Debate
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 14, 08 6:52 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama's ascent to the verge of the presidency has stoked the debate on affirmative action, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some wonder how far an African-American will have to rise for the playing field to be declared level, while others point to continued inequality and argue that Obama doesn't represent the experience of the average black American. More »
- Is Obama Black or Biracial?
  
  newser | CNN | Jun 10, 08 2:25 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama is being widely hailed as the first black candidate to clinch a presidential nomination, but that's not entirely accurate, Jason Carroll writes for CNN. Obama, son of a black father and white mother, is actually biracial. He self-identifies as black, and some argue that by labeling him as such, "we are all ignoring a vital and legitimate side of his life," says Carroll. More »
- Spike to Clint: 'We're Not on a Plantation'
  
  newser | ABC News | Jun 7, 08 7:23 PM CDT
  
  Clint Eastwood told him to “shut his face,” but Spike Lee is talking back in full force: “The man is not my father, and we’re not on a plantation,” he said. Lee further chided the star director for ignoring blacks in his WWII films, calling him "an angry old man" and saying, “Not everything was John Wayne, baby.” More »
- Ethnic Media Proud of, Cautious About Candidate
  
  newser | New America Media | Jun 6, 08 3:12 PM CDT
  
  Ethnic media outlets are lauding Barack Obama's victory as a step for all minorities, but they're also holding him at arm’s length, waiting for personal attention. “The White House may not be a house for whites anymore,” said Korea Daily . Indeed, American minorities say glass ceilings broken by one group spur progress for the rest, New American Media reports. More »
- Eastwood to Spike Lee: Shut Up
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Jun 6, 08 11:35 AM CDT
  
  At 78, Clint Eastwood doesn’t have much patience for his current critic Spike Lee. The most influential African-American filmmaker has taken issue with the lack of black people in Flags of Our Fathers and, previously, with having a white man direct Bird , the 1998 Charlie Park biopic. "A guy like him should shut his face," the five-time Oscar winner told the Guardian . More »
- For African Americans, Pride in a Breakthrough
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 5, 08 6:33 AM CDT
  
  In his St. Paul victory speech, Barack Obama made no mention of the fact that he is effectively the first black presidential nominee of a major party. But in interviews with African Americans across the country, the New York Times discovered overwhelming pride in the Illinois senator's candidacy and optimism that race relations are improving. "Never in a million years would I have thought this was possible," said one woman in Harlem. More »
- Superdel Win Signals Change Dem Honchos Believe In
  
  newser | Ebony | Jun 4, 08 9:30 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama clinching the Democratic nomination is a major moment in history, Eric Easter writes in Ebony , and it is the superdelegate victory that signals the biggest shift in attitudes. The candidate's win among ordinary voters of all races is hugely significant, but it is the win in "the smoky backrooms of American power" that is the most telling sign that change has arrived. More »
- Jesse Jackson Hails Obama Victory
  
  newser | Reuters | Jun 4, 08 4:03 AM CDT
  
  Jesse Jackson praised Barack Obama's key victory last night as a "transformational moment" in American history, Reuters reports. "We knew this breakthrough was possible—we didn't know when or who," said the two-time presidential candidate, emphasizing the remarkable 53-year journey of African-Americans from a Mississippi lynching in 1955 to today. More »
May 2008
- Secret Service Is Racist, Suit Alleges
  
  newser | ABC News | May 29, 08 10:32 AM CDT
  
  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 »
- Things Not to Say on the Campaign Trail
  
  newser | Politico | May 27, 08 11:06 AM CDT
  
  In a year of gaffe-rich campaign speeches, Republicans in particular are worried that some errant phrase will seem racist or sexist to general-election voters. Politico helpfully catalogs the mines the candidates have already stepped on. Some phrases to avoid: “Sweetie”: Barack Obama used the endearment to address a female reporter. “Hard-working Americans, White Americans”: Hillary Clinton drew criticism for the phrase. More »
- What's Wrong With a Little Liberal Guilt?
  
  newser | Slate | May 24, 08 8:13 PM CDT
  
  Conservatives snigger about “liberal guilt" and deride white supporters of Barack Obama as “guilty liberals"—but what’s wrong with having a conscience after America's 4 centuries of racial injustice? There’s no shame in acknowledging it, Ron Rosenbaum writes in Slate: Let's not "delegitimize sincere excitement” that an Obama win would “represent a civil rights landmark." More »

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Gary Orfield, a UCLA professor and a co-author of the report fears that the Bush administration's influence over the Judicial branch is trying to bring about a new age of racial segregation. (shutterstock.com)

A new study of economic mobility has found that blacks born into the middle class in the late 1960s are far more likely than whites to earn less than their parents. (Shutterstock.com)

Their sons' rivalry was on the field this weekend but the NFL Moms led by Zelda Westbrook, mother of Eagles running back Brian Westbrook, cheered on breast cancer survivors at the Many Faces of Breast... (Associated Press)

Jose Sifuentes, center, of Oklahoma City, waves a flag as he joins in with about 500 mostly Hispanic protesters who gathered at the state Capitol to criticize a new state law that's designed to fight... (Associated Press)

Calvin Brown from Dallas, Texas, holds flags and raises his fist in front of the LaSalle Parish Courthouse during a rally after the march in support of the so-called Jena Six in Jena, La., Thursday, Sept.... (Associated Press)

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