racism
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Texas makes background checks part of emergency response
The state emergency director in Texas recently told the Houston Chronicle that Texans who board emergency vehicles will now have…
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Who is really to blame for steroid use in baseball?
On Dec. 13, former Sen. George Mitchell released with great fanfare his highly anticipated report on steroid use in Major…
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U.S. border agents attack Mexican residents
U.S. border police have been handed even more powerful weapons to terrorize immigrants and Mexican residents at the heavily fortified…
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New Orleans workers fight housing demolitions
More than two years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans thousands of the city’s working-class residents are facing another disaster…
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Foreclosures strike Black and Latino communities hardest
The housing crisis has the potential to set off a chain of events to increase the overall rate of unemployment,…
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New Jersey abolishes racist death penalty
On Dec. 13, the New Jersey state legislature voted to abolish the death penalty. In a 44-36 vote, it was…
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Los Angeles dock workers protest racist nooses
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union marched on Dec. 7 outside the offices of the Pacific Maritime Association…
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New York City forum supports San Francisco 8
On Nov. 30, approximately 400 people attended an event in support of the San Francisco 8 at Service Employee’s International…
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Community mural unveiled to remember Gary King Jr.
A strong, united gathering of nearly 100 people held a candle light vigil on Dec. 15 in front of a…
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Rally in Plainfield, Conn. against racist attacks
On Dec. 15, 100 people participated in an anti-racist rally in Plainfield, Conn. in defense of Nashawn Williams. Williams is…
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