racism
French Quarter curfew targets Black youth, critics charge
January 13, 2012Due to a new law passed in New Orleans, in the French Quarter children 16 and younger must obey an 8 p.m. weekend curfew, replacing a previous curfew of 11 p.m.
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He is gone from you now … reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 9, 2012"Around 1968," Jackson says, "my parents were working at pretty good jobs, in a factory. Now there are no more jobs. What would Dr. King think of that?"
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Santorum’s anti-black blabber
January 6, 2012GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum has set his sights on a new target: struggling African-Americans.
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Recess appointments are welcome start to 2012
January 6, 2012President Barack Obama sent a clear and welcome message this week when he made the recess appointments.
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Bank pays biggest settlement ever in mortgage rip-off
January 3, 2012The Bank of America, just before Christmas, agreed to pay a $335 million settlement on behalf of its Countrywide financial unit for steering Black and Latino homeowners toward sub-prime loans.
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