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Police Chief’s Polygraph Targets Racist Applicants
COOPERTOWN, Tenn. (AP) — A police chief hired to rebuild a tiny Tennessee department dismantled by scandal is using a lie-detector test to keep racists…
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Racial Episodes Shake Ohio’s Oberlin College
OBERLIN, Ohio (AP) — Scrawls of racially offensive graffiti and, more recently, a report of someone wearing what looked like a Ku Klux Klan-type hooded…
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FIFA Anti-Racism Chief Says Victims Not Supported
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — FIFA’s new anti-racism chief Jeffrey Webb believes soccer has failed to support abused players and needs tougher sanctions. FIFA President Sepp…
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Racist Magazine Cover Sparks Outrage
Bulging eyes. Swollen lips. Bare feet. Clownish facial expressions. Many of us assumed that such hurtful racial images died in the 1960s with Jim Crow.…
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Dem. Lawmaker ‘Sorry’ for Wearing Blackface at Purim Party
A New York assemblyman who at first defended his decision to sport blackface, an Afro wig and a basketball jersey to a costume party apologized…
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Black Students ‘Act Out’ Slavery in Alabama Classroom
Jamelle Young is outraged after her five-year-old son was asked to act out a slave auction in his kindergarten class. Young found out about the…
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Emory President’s Essay Draws Criticisms
ATLANTA (AP) — In recent years, Emory University made a point to acknowledge how the school was once led by slave owners, but an essay…
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ND School Investigating Fans in KKK-Style Hoods
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A North Dakota high school principal says appropriate action is being taken after three students briefly donned Ku Klux Klan-style…
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Life-Size Ape Placed On Black Employee’s Desk, Employer Refuses To Move It For 3 Weeks
In 2009, Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS) state worker Crystal Perry met with her supervisor to discuss why she was overlooked for a promotion. Days later, someone reportedly…
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America: Get Ready For Some Explosive Times
Somebody once said you never realize you have a drinking problem until you run out of wine. Take that alcohol away and that seemingly docile,…
