AltWeeklies Wire
State of Illinois Accused of Discriminationnew
Two groups representing minorities will ask state agencies to investigate what they believe is a pattern of discrimination at the state Department of Natural Resources.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
09-23-2005 |
Politics
Tags: African Americans, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, DNR, Horseshoe Lake State Park, Illinois Association of Minorities in Government and the Illinois State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People a Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Ray Coleman, the Illinois Human Rights Commission
Riff Raff Kills Whitienew
Writer Riff Raff interviews two founders of Kill Whitie about their dance parties devoted to killing the whiteness inside.
The Village Voice |
Nick Sylvester |
09-09-2005 |
Concerts
For Black Saints, Church's Racist Heritage Stingsnew
Black members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints struggle to find their place in a church that once banned blacks from the priesthood and said they bore the mark of Cain.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Shane Johnson |
12-17-2004 |
Religion
Tags: Mormons, racism, blacks, African Americans, Brigham Young, intermarriage, Joseph Smith, whites
Bill Clinton Cries Foulnew
Bill Clinton made a sharp and perhaps surprising attack on George W. Bush this week, saying in a speech Monday in Philadelphia that the president may be using the war on terror to scare voters away from the polls.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
10-27-2004 |
Politics