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2010-03-18: Headlines

2010-03-17: Headlines

  • Appeal-Democrat: Other Views: Why we need more Irish spirit 2010-03-17
    ... pub to the building he had purchased — Alexandria's city council voted to block his move -- Troy didn't cry of unfairness or bigotry or hate speech.
  • TMZ.com: Jaafar Jackson -- Gunnin' for His Lil Bro 2010-03-17
    What difference does color matter when kids are playing, other than if you're a racist, I see nothing different whatsoever. That was uncalled for. 10.
  • AllAfrica.com: Africa: Restoring Continent's Innate Self-Confidence 2010-03-17
    This, he says, would help counter the racist world economic order, build African solutions that work for Africans and assure the majority of the poor on ...
  • Village Voice: Racial Caricatures in "The Scottsboro Boys" 2010-03-17
    ... not by American racism, but by Kander and Ebb. Presenting the case as an episode of pure showbiz exploitation, The Scottsboro Boys never conveys ...
  • Fight Back! Newspaper: Gainesville students protest police shooting 2010-03-17
    We are taking a stand against police brutality and racism on our campus and throughout the country.” Figueroa continued, “It is astounding to see so few ...
  • Walta Information Center: BBC: Grave digging where there are no skeletons 2010-03-17
    With regard to Africa this media giants has for long adhered to the Eurocentric nature if not racist, keeping in line with the long standing narratives ...
  • The Daily Maverick: About justice, history and practicality of ANC's land policy proposal. And Zim. 2010-03-17
    We know this (and we know this statement is not the racist ranting of disaffected whites) because the minister of land affairs has told us so.
  • Janesville Gazette: Chief Justice John Roberts 2010-03-17
    No racism, sexism or any other sort of -ism that degrades another person. Harassing comments. If you are the subject of a harassing comment or personal ...
  • News & Observer: General's fans find him a home 2010-03-17
    ... against modern-day foes: vandals, climbing children and those who believe that erecting memorials to defeated Civil War commanders is a form of racism.
  • WalesOnline: New Saints crush Porthmadog 2010-03-17
    ... who have played three games less, have been charged by the Football Association of Wales with racist abuse in the recent match with Port Talbot.
  • The Bolton News: Rally will be peaceful, says EDL 2010-03-17
    ENGLISH Defence League organisers have said they will not tolerate racism and violence at the planned rally in Bolton town centre on Saturday.
  • The Catholic League of Australia: Reason Not Ridicule 2010-03-17
    Dawkins claims to be tolerant and respectful, but yet here we have an example of prejudiced bigotry. Steve Fielding was the other target of Dawkins abuse ...
  • InsideTheIvy.com: Chicago > Forums > Wrigley Field > I'd like to LICK Greg Maddux fro... 2010-03-17
    ... sending the batter, swinging, back to the dugout. Almost every single time. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” -Mark Twain.
  • 3AW: Rudd has no 'boat people' policy? 2010-03-17
    Sick of all this "racism" moaning! Where is the actual evidence? If it's not sexism, ... more Lenny on God works in mysterious ways?
  • NorthEscambia.com: Fire Destroys Pollard Home 2010-03-17
    No comments that slander another, no racism, no sexism, no personal attacks. (2) No Harrassing Comments. If someone says something bad about you ...
  • Columbia Missourian: Mayoral candidates discuss youth programs at NAACP forum 2010-03-17
    Council Ward candidates also discussed, as one question was posed, ways to "combat, undo and ultimately dismantle racism," balance of power between the city ...
  • Sun-Sentinel: Some won't accept Obama 2010-03-17
    Bravo to you, Stephen Goldstein, for your column on March 12 about racial bigotry directed at President Obama. Yes, we've come a long way ...
  • The Daily Titan: Review: Bat Boy:The Musical 2010-03-17
    There are some deeper social commentaries within the story (I can't count the number of times I was able to make a connection to racism and bigotry)
  • Bismarck Tribune: Opposing groups on health care let honks do talking 2010-03-17
    No racism, sexism or any other sort of -ism that degrades another person. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK, and forgive people their spelling errors.
  • MovieWeb: Walton Goggins Becomes Justified 2010-03-17
    He's not a racist. He's an extremist in his genetic makeup. Even if it came down to watching football or shopping for antiques, this is a guy who doesn't ...
  • Czech Happenings: Czech press survey - March 17 2010-03-17
    If it suits the critics, there is racism in the Czech Republic. If Romanies ask for asylum overseas, suddenly they find out that it is not so bad ...
  • Louisville Eccentric Observer: Letters to the Editor 2010-03-17
    By denouncing the racist and colonialist impulses of the Israeli state, one does not simultaneously uphold the faulty and undemocratic regimes elsewhere ...
  • Chem.Info: Regulators Accused of Lax Oversight at Oilfield 2010-03-17
    The suit, in addition to its lack of oversight allegations, also contains claims of environmental racism. It says that the Inglewood field has not been ...
  • Kingston Daily Freeman: Congress lauds 2 local women for WWII duty 2010-03-17
    Mary Dourdeville said the male pilots she dealt with were wonderful and that she did not feel any bigotry during her service. She also said she liked ...
  • Hartford Courant: Defense Attorney Stresses Importance Of Police Report On Wesleyan Slaying 2010-03-17
    He faces charges of murder, intimidation based on bigotry or bias, and carrying a pistol without a permit. The shooting, in the Red & Black Cafe inside ...
  • MovieWeb: David Oyelowo and Hugh Jackman March in Selma 2010-03-17
    Martin Luther King Jr. and Hugh Jackman is on board as a racist sheriff. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film revolves around the historic marche ...
  • Galveston County: Julian Myers - Daily News 2010-03-17
    It's 2010, and it makes me ill to think people still are teaching their children hatred, bigotry and discrimination. When did Galveston become a gay mecca?
  • Asbury Park Press: Oprah Winfrey must defend ex-headmistress's suit 2010-03-17
    Users who make racist, defamatory or abusive comments risk losing the privilege to post at all. If you think a post violates these standards, don't escalate ...
  • iFMagazine: TV Review: JUSTIFIED - SEASON ONE - 'Fire in the Hole' 2010-03-17
    Boyd explains his racist, anti-Semitic philosophy with Raylan, who thinks Boyd is just using the Bible to justify doing whatever he wants, which is mainly ...
  • The Durango Herald: Texas board adopts social studies standards 2010-03-17
    Berlanga also bristled when the board approved an amendment that deletes a requirement that sociology students “explain how institutional racism is evident ...
  • Little About: Three held for attacking Asian food outlet in Italy 2010-03-17
    The youths have been accused of robbery and physical assault, aggravated by racist motives. Two of the three people arrested were minors and one ...

2010-03-16: Headlines

  • Sin Chew Jit Poh: Australian police vow to act on racism after 'monkey' taunts 2010-03-16
    "Racist attitudes held by members of Victoria Police -- that is not OK," Overland told reporters. "Acting on those racial attitudes is clearly not OK ...
  • AlterNet: Anti-Choice Campaign Aims to Undermine Support for Reproductive Rights ... 2010-03-16
    Meanwhile Sanger, for all her flaws, was no racist. Yes, she wanted to curb the reproduction of the mentally “unfit,” a noxious idea.
  • Dissident Voice: Danish Rebellion Spokesman Convicted in Terror-Liberation Case 2010-03-16
    ... people are `fighting against colonial domination and alien occupation and against racist regimes in the exercise of their right of self-determination.
  • Dissident Voice: Obama and Cuba: End of an Illusion 2010-03-16
    In response to this slanderous “Declaration” defenders of revolutionary Cuba's exemplary role in fighting racism inside Cuba as well as its amazing record ...
  • AllAfrica.com: Gambia: The Road to Self Determination and Independence on the 18 February ... 2010-03-16
    ... emerge as each nation competes to give the best to its citizenry without perpetuating Narrow Nationalism or National Chauvinism which breeds bigotry.
  • Huffington Post: Racist Sign In Beverly Sparks Outrage From Daley And City's Human Right ... 2010-03-16
    Michael Corrigan stands in front of his home after covering a racist display on his garage. (Southtown Star) A racist display that sparked outrage in ...
  • Washington Post: Shales on TV Live 2010-03-16
    My fear was that it was born out of some sort of fear of racist overtones, which, if accurate, is ridiculous and truly sounds the death knell of SNL.
  • Wimbledon Guardian: Reported racist incidents rise in Merton schools 2010-03-16
    “I don't think this authority is taking the issue of racism seriously enough. More and more people from different communities are coming into Merton and ...
  • Nouse: Squalor and Struggle 2010-03-16
    After reading full-page articles in the York Press on the drug swoops, Gary Craig accused its Editor of racism given the complete disregard for ...
  • Digital Spy: Running time: 88 mins 2010-03-16
    With stereotypical (bordering on racist) portrayals of the Japanese and a scene towards the end that suggests Seth Green is about to be raped by ...
  • Portsmouth News: Hampshire Police criticised over stop and search 2010-03-16
    Hampshire police could face legal action for the disproportionate number of ethnic minority residents targeted in stop and search checks.
  • msnbc.com: Good or bad, this will be Tiger's 'Greatest' finish 2010-03-16
    Certainly he inspired contempt and racist vitriol in some quarters for his anti-war position at the time, but his legacy now is of a man who took a st ...
  • Los Angeles Times: Indian Wells event provides glimpse into future of womenÂ's tennis 2010-03-16
    Their confrontation with the crowd in 2001 and dad Richard Williams' characterization a week or so later that the whole thing was racist is a tattoo on th ...
  • Daily Press: Dealing with racial disparities in schools is a big job — for communities, ... 2010-03-16
    And there is, in some classrooms — whether it's out and out prejudice or what President George W. Bush called the "soft bigotry of low expectations.
  • Botswana Press Agency: Statement by Minister of Defence, Justice and security high level segment: 2010-03-16
    Mr. President, my Government continues to monitor the progress being made in the realm of fighting the menace of racism, racial discriminati ...
  • Las Vegas Sun: France's Sarkozy faces whipping in regional vote 2010-03-16
    The identity debates sometimes descended into hostile, racist exercises that turned off many mainstream voters. The conservatives worsened their plight ...
  • Fort Worth Star Telegram: Texas Tech happy to be in NIT 2010-03-16
    We enjoy lively debate on the issues of the day, but we ask that you refrain from using profanity, racist or hate speech, engaging in personal attacks ...
  • Edmonton Journal: This man had a gun, and a homicide conviction 2010-03-16
    Others describe a racist, a neo-Nazi, a bully, a man who got nasty when he drank. Was Burns mentally ill? Or just a man with an ugly temper and a grudge ...
  • Nepalnews.com: Can Nepal Learn from Bihar? 2010-03-16
    ... commitment, just distribution of available resources, equal access to opportunities to all the citizens of the country without any bigotry can lead ...
  • Bay Windows: DADT: Study or stall? 2010-03-16
    ... clear for both houses of Congress to vote in this year's Defense Authorization to remove one of the few explicit endorsements of bigotry in our country.
  • Sunderland Echo: Membership ruling 'pivotal' for BNP 2010-03-16
    The review found there were already enough checks and measures in place to prevent the promotion of racism in schools without resorting to an all-out ban ...
  • Asbury Park Press: Gov Chris Christie to make the case for deep budget cuts 2010-03-16
    Users who make racist, defamatory or abusive comments risk losing the privilege to post at all. If you think a post violates these standards, don't escalate ...
  • Dallas Morning News: Jail guard fired over comments 2010-03-16
    "They made it out to be that I was a bigot. I was fired 'cause I hurt someone else's feelings," Johnson said Monday. He said that his free speech right ...
  • Sun-Sentinel: FX marshals forces for 'Justified' 2010-03-16
    One is a violent racist he grew up with, Boyd Crowder, who is still committing robberies and terrorizing anyone ethnically or religiously different th ...
  • Attack of the Fanboy: Gran Turismo 5 v. Forza 3 Screenshot Comparison 2010-03-16
    Second, tame your inner troll and don't make sexist, racist, or homophobic comments or other offensive language. Debate is great, but please don't har ...
  • The Ledger: Scripture vs. Homosexuality 2010-03-16
    Please stop using the terms hatred, bigotry, mean-spirited, etc. The world is really tired of the gay community using these handles over and over.
  • Asbury Park Press: Lights slowly coming back on in NJ 2010-03-16
    Users who make racist, defamatory or abusive comments risk losing the privilege to post at all. If you think a post violates these standards, don't escalate ...
  • Business Mirror: NAM members' reps craft Manila Declaration 2010-03-16
    ... racial and religious discrimination, hostility or violence, and crimes perpetrated with racist and xenophobic motivation by individual groups.
  • The Detroit News: Atheist ads on buses in area are defaced 2010-03-16
    "We can't forget how much prejudice and bigotry there is against us," said Ruthe Milan, coordinator for the Detroit Area Coalition of Reason.
  • The Sun Daily: Middle Malaysia "a reaction" to 1Malaysia: Najib 2010-03-16
    ... Malay dailies (Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia) for allegedly ruining the 1Malaysia concept through their "racist and religious-centric agenda".
  • The Sun Daily: Perkasa: Sultan keeps 'em guessing 2010-03-16
    ... anyone campaigning for the rights of the Malays or any particular community but in doing so, one must not be seen to be a racist," said another source.
  • America Magazine: Racism still simmers in 'Clybourne Park' 2010-03-16
    A dark but often laugh-out-loud comedy, “Clybourne Park” reveals a racism that still simmers 50 years later. The first 20 minutes of Act I, in which a white ...
  • The Concordian: Torture allegations bring security service integrity into question 2010-03-16
    Champ claims, using the example of Maher Arar, that the grounds for the arrest of terror suspects are often rooted in racism, as opposed to evidence.
  • Times LIVE: Skin and Private Lives of Pippa Lee. Same, same but different. 2010-03-16
    Skin also suffers from a resonant discord between Anthony Fabian's anti-racist message and the way he conveys it. Like Sandra's father, Fabian isn't ...
  • Las Vegas Sun: Regulators accused of lax oversight at LA oilfield 2010-03-16
    The suit, in addition to its lack of oversight allegations, also contains claims of environmental racism. It says that the Inglewood field has not been ...
  • GiveMeFootball.com: Zesh Rehman is honoured for his tireless work in the Community 2010-03-16
    In addition, Zesh is an Ambassador for the Club's Princes Trust and Kick It Out projects, and has also entered the Show Racism the Red Card Hall of Fame.
  • Helsingin Sanomat: COMMENTARY: The R-word and how it became a taboo 2010-03-16
    Was the performance given by MP Veltto Virtanen during a cruise for prospective True Finns election candidates just over a week ago racist ...
  • Keene State College: KSC Sidore Lecture: Beyond the "Culture of Poverty" Myth 2010-03-16
    He publishes and presents in education-focused forums on topics ranging from whiteness and racism studies to multicultural curriculum transformation.
  • Bismarck Tribune: Beulah votes no on levee 2010-03-16
    No racism, sexism or any other sort of -ism that degrades another person. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK, and forgive people their spelling errors.
  • Dallas Morning News: Gifted Hands: A bright future awaits 2010-03-16
    His childhood and adult life were constantly challenged by racism. His single mother, who worked as a maid and at times worked double and triple shift ...
  • Business Day: Birds boss questions Bafana selection criteria 2010-03-16
    The diminutive coach said his native Germany was honest about the threat posed by racist skinheads and warned non-white visitors to be careful ahead of ...
  • CNNGo.com: What Asians look for in Google 2010-03-16
    It's probably not meant to be racist, but it certainly shows that people will think about the oddest things, top of which apparently is "why indians are so ...
  • Party for Socialism and Liberation: Claims of 'women's power' ring hollow under capitalism 2010-03-16
    It apparently never occurred to them that a right-wing bigot, representing the interests of the most inhumane imperialist power, could not have a genuine ...
  • Collider.com: TV Review: The First 3 Episodes of JUSTIFIED Starring Timothy Olyphant ... 2010-03-16
    Kidnapping, robbery, rape, insurance fraud, incest, racism, unwanted dental extraction, and murder (especially murder!) are among the debauchery greeted ...
  • WTOK: MPS Board to Interview Interim Superintendent Candidates 2010-03-16
    It is people like you that keep hatred and racism alive and well. You are going to get just what you deserve when life hands you some socially handicapped ...
  • Prague Daily Monitor: Far-right Workers' Party appeals its ban 2010-03-16
    It said the DS's programme contains xenophobia, chauvinism, homophobia and racism. It spreads fears of foreigners and creates the feelings of danger.
  • The South African Star: News flashes - March 16, 2010 2010-03-16
    He said the workers were also demanding protective clothing and the suspension of the chief financial officer, who is accused of racism.
  • Sin Chew Jit Poh: The land of unreason 2010-03-16
    If they did, they'd quickly realise that our poor multi-racist country is not, in fact, governed by men of reason or the laws of physics.
  • Gothamist: Tensions Rise Between US And Israel 2010-03-16
    The president of the Zionist Organization of America, Morton Klein, said, "American criticism of Israel building in Jerusalem is racist.
  • Business Mirror: Egypt pitches constructive dialogue 2010-03-16
    ... to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, “we still witness a growth of contemporary forms of bigotry and racism.
  • Czech Happenings: Czech press survey - March 16 2010-03-16
    One way would be for its policemen telling journalists in first place that racist attack may be a motif and that they will focus on this in their ...
  • Salem-News.Com: Reports Indicate US is Mobilizing for War in Iran 2010-03-16
    Racism is a nightmare [11] . The US helped the British SAS take out the first Democratically elected President of Iran in 1953 because he spoke ...
  • Vancouver Sun: Immigration raises issues that must be discussed 2010-03-16
    I happen to disagree with them but I don't think they're racist. The challenge for Canada is to confront these issues (we have no choice, frankly) without ...
  • Hotel Interactive, Inc.: VEGAS.com Predicts Occ bump in Vegas for March Madness 2010-03-16
    It's college basketball tournament time and nobody does it like Vegas. With March Madness rapidly approaching, VEGAS.com has complied its travel predicti ...
  • Janesville Gazette: Woods to return to golf at the Masters 2010-03-16
    No racism, sexism or any other sort of -ism that degrades another person. Harassing comments. If you are the subject of a harassing comment or personal ...

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