Race and Ethnicity

Tinariwen: Music to Cross Deserts By

Both live, and on their new album, Tassili, these nomadic Malian artists take listeners far from home.

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| Sun Aug. 28, 2011 12:38 PM PDT

MLK Jr. Memorial, Brought to You by BP?

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| Fri Aug. 26, 2011 2:00 PM PDT

Anti-Immigrant Activist Warns of Obama Plot to End "White America"

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| Thu Aug. 25, 2011 7:27 AM PDT

NYPD: The Domestic CIA?

An AP investigation exposes the New York police as strategically targeting Muslims.

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| Thu Aug. 25, 2011 3:40 AM PDT

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Freedom Riders Remember, 50 Years Later

A daughter goes to Mississippi to retrace the legendary civil rights ride her father and other young activists took a half-century ago.

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| Fri Aug. 19, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Why Bottled Water Companies Target Blacks and Latinos

Survey says: Latino and African Americans prefer bottled water over tap. But do they really have a choice?

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| Mon Aug. 15, 2011 2:30 AM PDT

Whole Foods Afraid of Ramadan?

Accused of Islamophobia after one store pulls a Ramadan promotion, the grocery chain claims ignorance.

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| Tue Aug. 9, 2011 1:29 AM PDT

Far Right Hate Groups "Like" Facebook

Social networking sites are being used more and more by xenophobic groups like the English Defence League.

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| Fri Jul. 29, 2011 12:51 PM PDT

Indian Nikki Haley Says She Is White

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| Fri Jul. 29, 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Conservative Group Removes Slavery Line from "Marriage Vow" Pledge

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| Mon Jul. 11, 2011 3:30 AM PDT

Bachmann Signs Pledge with Questionable Slavery Reference

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| Fri Jul. 8, 2011 8:14 AM PDT

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Jobs

How racism, global economics, and the new Jim Crow fuel Black America's crippling jobs crisis.

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| Tue Jul. 5, 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Will Obama Sue States Copying Arizona's Immigration Law?

Alabama and other states have passed harsh new measures. But so far, the White House is staying on the sidelines.

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| Fri Jun. 24, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Got A Problem? Blame It On Illegal Immigrants

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| Wed Jun. 22, 2011 4:30 AM PDT

Tea Party Protests Another Mosque

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| Thu Jun. 16, 2011 3:23 AM PDT

Mehserle's Sentence in Perspective

The police officer who killed Oscar Grant was released today. His sentence length, in perspective.

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| Mon Jun. 13, 2011 4:09 PM PDT

Portland's Police Problem

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| Fri Jun. 10, 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Mass. GOPer: Undocumented Women Should Live in Fear

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| Thu Jun. 9, 2011 7:14 AM PDT

Michele Bachmann: Flake or Not?

Your guide to the Minnesota firebrand's most outrageous, outlandish, and out-there remarks.

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| Mon Jun. 6, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Did ICE Intentionally Mislead?

One thing's clear: Obama's enforcement program Secure Communities is causing real tension between the feds and local authorities.

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| Thu May. 19, 2011 4:00 PM PDT