AltWeeklies Wire
We Are Family: A Klan Child Fans a Different Flamenew
After a lifetime of unapologetic racism, convicted Klansman James Ford Seale's cousin experienced a religious awakening and became a pastor at a black Baptist church.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
06-28-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Dredging Up the Past: Why Mississippians Must Tell Our Own Storiesnew
As the federal kidnapping trial of alleged klansman James Ford Seale begins, we look at how we got here, how the media gets the story wrong and why Mississippians must tell the full story of past crimes.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
05-31-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Numbers Game in Oaklandnew
The city is agog over a study of racial disparity in contracting, but nobody seems to notice that its figures are unreliable.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-30-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Don Imus-NCAA Shirts Fly Off the Shelvesnew
Deez Teez's "Rutgers ... Nappy Headed Hoes Basketball Team" T-shirt sparks a protest.
East Bay Express |
Reggie Royston |
05-30-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
N is for Knee-Jerknew
After all but banning the word from New Haven, the N-word is back in a big way.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla and Christopher Arnott |
05-15-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Oakland Charter School Principal Too Hot for School?new
Tough-love principal Ben Chavis says it's okay for him to use racial taunts because he's a minority and his tactics work.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-09-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Kickapoo Indians Give Landowners Some of Their Own Medicinenew
For almost 30 years, the tribe has been trying to build a reservoir so its members wouldn't have to collect rainwater to bathe -- and a lawsuit filed in federal court is trying to force the seizure of 1,000 acres of land to build it.
The Pitch |
Peter Rugg |
04-24-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Racial Development: Racism in Florida Industry?new
A lawsuit alleges that megadeveloper Cameron Kuhn's company is no place for Hispanics.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
04-23-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Apologies for Slavery Aren't Enoughnew
Prominent historian John Hope Franklin speaks out on the real work of ending discrimination.
INDY Week |
Olufunke Moses |
04-19-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Canadian History of Slavery Far From Black-and-Whitenew
At the bottom of the ladder of wealth and prestige, slavery continues to resist pat categorization.
The Georgia Straight |
Terry Glavin |
04-13-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
He's Spent 14 Years Exposing the Screwing of Black Workersnew
And Bob Dean's still waiting for someone to listen.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
04-13-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Mexican American Princes: Mas Suave!new
They're handsome, charming and so good to their mothers -- they're Mexican American Princes, and they rule Los Angeles.
L.A. Weekly |
Daniel Hernandez |
04-13-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Moving the Race Discussion Beyond Blamenew
Five years ago, a group of Virginia community activists started bringing people together to talk about race -- now they're taking the conversation to a new level.
Port Folio Weekly |
Tom Robotham |
04-11-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Could the FBI Solve the 1969 Murder of Edwin Pratt?new
The Seattle Urban League feels that crime technology advances could help solve the civil rights leader's murder.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
04-09-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Frotestersnew
Miami-Dade Corrections officers think a new uniform code discriminates against black men.
Miami New Times |
Emily Witt |
04-09-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
