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February 27, 2012
Use of the “N” word in a public school setting, even if it is part of the lesson, is being played out in Chicago. A 48-year-old teacher has filed a federal lawsuit against the Chicago public schools district after being suspended without pay for five days for using the “n-word” as a part of a lesson…
February 27, 2012
Some people say the push to get a Voter ID amendment on the ballot in November includes racial profiling. TakeAction Minnesota and a coalition of other organizations held a news conference on the issue Monday morning.
February 19, 2012
House-Senate talks on renewing a payroll tax cut that delivers about $20 a week to the average worker yielded a tentative agreement Tuesday, with lawmakers planning to unveil the pact Wednesday and sending the measure to President Barack Obama as early as this week.
February 19, 2012
We can’t allow our religious beliefs, our blind fear or our ignorance of those who differ from us to undermine our constitutional obligations to uphold the rights of our fellows—even if we do not agree with how they live.
February 12, 2012
Newly released census data shows that blacks moved away in large numbers from many of America’s major cities to the suburbs, with the most significant shifts in population occurring in the South.
February 12, 2012
President Barack Obama’s campaign is asking top fundraisers to support a Democratic-leaning outside group that is backing the president’s re-election bid, reversing Obama’s opposition to “super” political action committees, which can spend unlimited amounts of cash to influence elections.
February 12, 2012
California and New York, the key holdouts in a long-awaited settlement over foreclosure abuses, moved closer Monday to backing a deal that would force the five largest mortgage lenders to reduce loans for about 1 million households. More than 40 U.S. states have agreed to a nationwide settlement.
February 5, 2012
There was no way Angelo Dundee was going to miss Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday party. The genial trainer got to see his old friend, and reminisce about good times. It was almost as if they were together in their prime again, and what a time that was.
January 27, 2012
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, dealing a sharp setback to former front-runner Mitt Romney and abruptly scrambling the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
January 27, 2012
Civil rights leaders bothered by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s stance on issues like requiring voters to show their IDs at the polls are reminding the governor that she is a minority, too. “She couldn’t vote before 1965, just as I couldn’t,” said the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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