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Cheerios stands by TV ad showing mixed-race family
Category: National Written by Associated Press
(PHOTO/YOU TUBE)
by Leanne Italie
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A mom sits at her kitchen table when her grade schooler saunters up with a big box of Cheerios.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 06 June 2013 05:00
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Judge accused of making racial comments in speech at U of Penn
Category: National Written by Associated Press
Judge Edith Jones
by Will Weissert
Associated Press Writer
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A coalition of civil rights organizations has filed a judicial misconduct complaint against a conservative federal judge for discriminatory comments she allegedly made during a speech, including that some racial groups were predisposed to violent crime.
Last Updated on Thursday, 06 June 2013 05:00
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Blacks singled out in pot arrests, study suggests
Category: National Written by Suzanne Gamboa
WASHINGTON (AP) — Black people are arrested for possessing marijuana at a higher rate than White people, even though marijuana use by both races is about the same, the American Civil Liberties Union reports in a new study.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 June 2013 02:43
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This Week In Black History
Category: National Written by Courier Newsroom
JOHN CARLOS AND TOMMIE SMITH
Week of June 5-11
June 5
1945—Track star John Carlos is born in Harlem, N.Y. Carlos and fellow sprinter Tommie Smith created an international sensation when they protested American racism by giving the “Black Power” clinched fist salute when accepting their medals at the 1968 Olympics.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 June 2013 11:19
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Obama appellate court nominee behind 'driving while Black' case
Category: National Written by Nedra Pickler
Robert Wilkins listens as President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 3, where he announced his nomination of Wilkins, Patricia Ann Millet and Cornelia Pillard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge President Barack Obama wants to promote to the appellate bench successfully sued the Maryland State Police for racial profiling after his family was pulled over and searched for drugs while driving back from a funeral.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 June 2013 02:50
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