When it comes to issues concerning race in America, the country isn’t only divided racially, but politically as well. A new poll released by Washington…
According to a new study, six million Americans who classify themselves as White have some African ancestry. For the study, which was conducted by the…
A 44-year-old Jacksonville woman who admits to shooting and killing her husband is standing behind Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law as the reason why she pulled the trigger. News4Jax says: Callie Adams told Jacksonville police in 2011 that she shot her husband, Rodney Adams, two times during a fight inside their car because Adams […]
NEW YORK (AP) — In every region of America, white and Asian children are far better positioned for success than black, Latino and American Indian children, according to a new report appealing for urgent action to bridge this racial gap. Titled “Race for Results,” the report is being released Tuesday by the Annie E. Casey […]
This year’s TV season has a number of throwback moments – from Queen Latifah and Arsenio Hall returning to host talk shows to Michael J. Fox’s return to sitcom television. On the news side, CNN is presenting its own throwback TV under new boss and former NBC honcho Jeff Zucker. “Crossfire,” the show that pitted […]
LONDON (AP) — A mother who has campaigned for police reform and better race relations since her son was murdered 20 years ago has been appointed to the British Parliament’s upper chamber, the House of Lords. Doreen Lawrence, whose 18-year-old son Stephen was killed by a racist gang of white youths in 1993, is among […]
According to a post-ABC poll conducted July 18 to 21 among a random national sample of 1,002 adults, it appears the racial divide is broadening. The poll shows African Americans have a mostly shared and sharply negative reaction to the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the not-guilty verdict in the resulting George Zimmerman trial, while […]
In 2009, a young man named Oscar Grant III was headed home to Oakland from New Year’s Eve partying in neighboring San Francisco. He never made it. After a fight in a subway car, the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train was stopped and officers responding to the scene detained and handcuffed several young men […]
