Race and Ethnicity

Texas Lawmakers Take on Ed Board

Texas Democrats take on their state's new social studies curriculum. Will the charges stick?

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| Thu Mar. 25, 2010 2:20 PM PDT

Blacks Shut Out of Obama's Housing Rescue

A poll on Obama's flagship homeowner rescue finds blacks disproportionately hung out to dry and left without help.

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| Thu Mar. 25, 2010 2:10 AM PDT

Black Agenda Battle Wages On

"We Count! A Black Agenda is the American Agenda" just makes sense.

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| Tue Mar. 23, 2010 1:15 PM PDT

ACORN Finally Cracks For Good

A right wing target falls for good; "community organizing" is forever marked as un-American.

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| Mon Mar. 22, 2010 3:35 PM PDT

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Tea Party Hate

Protesters taunted Barney Frank and John Lewis and spat on Emanuel Cleaver during a rally Saturday.

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| Sat Mar. 20, 2010 2:28 PM PDT

Reasons To Love Gaga's Latest

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| Mon Mar. 15, 2010 5:30 AM PDT

Incarceration in the Age of Obama

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| Mon Mar. 8, 2010 12:51 PM PST

The New Jim Crow

How the War on Drugs gave birth to a permanent American undercaste.

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| Mon Mar. 8, 2010 12:15 PM PST

Kids Win Texas Primary

Forget Rick Perry. The biggest election on Tuesday was for Texas State Board of Education.

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| Wed Mar. 3, 2010 4:08 PM PST

A Tea Party For People of Color?

A Tea Party people of color should not attend.

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| Fri Feb. 26, 2010 5:57 PM PST

Texas Drinking Problem Gets Worse

After injuring gays, cops press on with ginned-up intoxication charges.

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| Fri Feb. 26, 2010 4:04 PM PST

Don't Mess With Texas—or Drink There

If you want imbibe, stay at home. Especially if you're black, brown, or gay.

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| Thu Feb. 25, 2010 5:01 AM PST

Cop Walks Into a Bar And...Arrests You. For Having a Drink.

Texas’ bizarre, racist liquor laws.

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| Thu Feb. 25, 2010 4:30 AM PST

Classic Appalachian Blues

New Smithsonian collection highlights role of African Americans in the old-time country tradition.

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| Mon Feb. 22, 2010 4:30 AM PST

The Ethnic Recession

Those most in need benefit less from the stimulus bill.

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| Wed Feb. 17, 2010 5:14 AM PST

Unemployment's Race Debate

Unemployment's racial disparities call for a targeted response.

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| Thu Feb. 11, 2010 4:32 PM PST

FYI: It's Black History Month

What African-Americans in their 20s can expect from the government.

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| Tue Feb. 9, 2010 11:11 AM PST

Hebrew Charter Controversy: Deja Vu Anyone?

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| Mon Feb. 8, 2010 6:30 AM PST

Charter Schools Insufficiently Integrated, Study Finds

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| Fri Feb. 5, 2010 11:50 AM PST

What's the Matter With Massachusetts?

If Bay State is any example, immigration reform is dead in the water.

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| Thu Feb. 4, 2010 1:48 PM PST