AltWeeklies Wire
Stolen Lives: Remembering the Tragedy of Slaverynew
A half moon disappeared as the sun rose out of the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 1, 1832. The humid coastal winds filled the sails and carried the ship through the waves as J.W. Martin captained the Schooner Wild Cat, a 40-plus ton sailboat, out of the port of Charleston, S.C.
Among the tons of cargo, the ship carried six slaves, bound for new owners in New Orleans.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
06-01-2012 |
Race & Class
Former NOM head regrets wording of race memosnew
The former head of the National Organization for Marriage said Wednesday that she disagreed with some specific wording in the group’s controversial anti-gay marriage strategies but that she did not find the strategies themselves inappropriate.
The American Independent News Network |
Reilly Moore |
04-06-2012 |
Policy Issues
'Internalized Racism'new
D'Andra Orey, a political science professor who focuses on issues of race and politics, says the incidents surrounding a black college freshman's death represent what he calls internalized racism.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
04-06-2012 |
Race & Class
The Truth About Consequencesnew
Louisville-area public schools disproportionately impose harsh punishments on black students.
LEO Weekly |
Anne Marshall |
02-23-2012 |
Education
Black Men Are Still Overrepresented in Prisonsnew
Whether you’re a serial killer or a poster child for the Scouts, nothing counts as much as your race when it comes to encounters with police and the criminal justice system in the United States. It’s even true for Colorado, a state with a population close to 90 percent non-Hispanic white.
Boulder Weekly |
Charmaine Ortega Getz |
03-01-2010 |
Race & Class
What We've Learned From the Fatal Police Shooting of Aaron Campbellnew
The Jan. 29 shooting of an unarmed African-American man was the reason Jackson came to Maranatha Church of God. And it’s why hundreds of angry Portlanders had already rallied downtown to protest years of alleged police abuses and failed leadership.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
02-24-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Is Temple Downsizing Its Connections to the Black Community?new
Temple University is moving its storied Pan-African Studies Community Education Program (PASCEP)--to a place that's a quarter of the size and features an outdated computer lab, practically no parking and no space for vendors, according to the PASCEP officials.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Ibram Rogers |
07-14-2008 |
Education
A New Bill Introduced Rethinks Drug-free School Zonesnew
With the densest population in the country, New Jersey's cities are almost completely consumed by drug-free school zones. The result is that nearly every offender convicted under the law--an astounding 96 percent--was either black or Hispanic.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
07-14-2008 |
Drugs
The Weapon of Satire: ¡Ask a Mexican! Weighs Innew
Columnist and OC Weekly staff writer Gustavo Arellano has caused much controversy since the Eugene (Ore.) Weekly began running the column in early November. We ask him about charges that he's a racist -- and whether satire can work when immigrants are under serious attack.
Eugene Weekly |
Suzi Steffen |
11-30-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: interview, Mexican, Gustavo Arellano, racism, race, Latino, Ask a Mexican, race relations, Latina
A Judge Takes a Standnew
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office declared war on a respected judge after he called a prosecutor's actions racist.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
12-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Cold Case: Tulsa Race Riot Survivors Closer to Reparationsnew
A chilling tale of Tulsa race riots reaches all the way to Pittsburgh, and the U.S. Supreme Court. It may very well change the way the country approaches race relations
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Brentin Mock |
04-08-2005 |
Race & Class
Child's Death Exposes Workings of a Moms-and-Pop Cultnew
After a 19-month-old boy was brought dead to an emergency room, investigators discovered four women in thrall to a self-styled mystic named Winnfred Wright. Wright appears to have used psychological coercion on the women, who bore him 13 children.
SF Weekly |
Lessley Anderson |
10-15-2004 |
Crime & Justice
The Day Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner Diednew
This detailed narrative describes how three young civil rights workers lost ther lives in Mississippi on Father's Day (June 21), 1964.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
06-16-2004 |
Race & Class
