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New book links journalist's murder to history of racismOn Aug. 2, 2007, veteran journalist Chauncey Bailey was murdered in Oakland for a story he was working on about Your Black Muslim Bakery, a local business that fronted for an organized crime operation. Bailey's murder was the first assassination of a journalist over a domestic story in the United States since 1976. More » |
America's affirmative action dilemmaI was born into a country with immense opportunity and a deep history of racism. Jennifer Gratz, the plaintiff in Michigan?s "reverse discrimination" case, and other opponents of affirmative action inherited this conflicted state of affairs as well. More » |
Black elders log on for computer fun, jobsST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Monsanto YMCA is a place where elders get up in the morning. It has the largest population of participating African American seniors of any YMCA in the country. Walk into the gym and a 92-year-old African American woman is leading a chair aerobics class to a high-energy rhythm faster than you'll hear in most regular aerobics classes. More » |
What if Krop High had not suspended Trayvon Martin?On the evening Trayvon Martin was killed in a Sanford, Fla., gated community, it was a school night. However, the 17-year-old Miami student would not have returned to classes with his friends the following morning. More » |
