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The March on Washington 50 Years Later 26 Aug 2013 | 07:55 am
Fifty years have passed since the historic March on Washington. Scores of Americans commemorated the landmark rally for civil rights by flocking to the National Mall over the weekend where the event f...
Lee Daniels’ "The Butler" Opens at No. 1 19 Aug 2013 | 05:33 am
In recent years, there's been no shortage of Hollywood films about the strides African Americans made in the 20th century--from "Red Tails" in 2012 to "42" earlier this year. But neither of these film...
Reuters Poll Finds Most Americans Don’t Have Friends of Another Race 10 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Last month I wrote a series of articles about interracial friendship, a topic that's often overshadowed by the much sexier topic of interracial romance. I looked at various studies on the matter to le...
Did a Swiss Store Discriminate Against Oprah Winfrey? 10 Aug 2013 | 01:16 am
Oprah Winfrey has made headlines after saying that a shopkeeper in a high-end Zurich boutique racially discriminated against her last month. Apparently Winfrey asked to see a $38,000 handbag but the s...
First Hispanic "Bachelor" Criticized For Being Too White 9 Aug 2013 | 06:13 am
ABC's "The Bachelor" is making headlines after announcing that Juan Pablo Galavis will star in the next installment of the long-running reality show. This marks the first time the franchise has featur...
Backlash Sways Band to Pull Down “Asian Girlz” Video 5 Aug 2013 | 04:58 pm
After fierce public outcry a Los Angeles band called Day Above Ground has pulled their "Asian Girlz" music video from the Web and lost a gig to perform at the House of Blues. The music video and the s...
Huma Abedin Stereotyped For Loyalty to Anthony Weiner 1 Aug 2013 | 12:06 am
Lakshmi Gandhi of the Aerogram has written a really thought-provoking piece that reveals how a number of public figures--from New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd to shock jock Rush Limbaugh--have ma...
Don Lemon Criticized For Advice to Blacks 30 Jul 2013 | 04:56 am
CNN anchor Don Lemon has come under fire for giving out five tips African Americans can use to combat racism. Lemon suggested that blacks pull up their sagging pants, drop the N-word, stop littering, ...
Is Racism a Sin? 28 Jul 2013 | 04:46 am
Adultery. Stealing. Lying. All of these things are commonly thought of as sins, but racism isn't the first thing likely to roll off the tongue when a Christian is asked to list common spiritual transg...
President Obama Says Race Factored Into Trayvon Martin Shooting 20 Jul 2013 | 04:57 am
President Barack Obama has remained tight-lipped on race relations for most of his tenure, but on Friday he spoke openly to the press about his experiences with racism and his thoughts on a jury last ...
