By Robert OConnor, TC Daily Planet
November 28, 2010
The Givens Foundation has launched a program intending to give students greater access to African American literature. Givens Black Books is a reading campaign that celebrates the works of acc ...
Posted Monday, November 29th 2010 at 5:31PM
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MICHIGAN--Battle Creek is shedding some light on a fading resource in rural America -- African American farmers -- and hosting a national public figure, all during a conversation on food and culture.
The community is invited to the event "Rural Fa ...
Posted Sunday, November 28th 2010 at 5:04PM
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From London Free Press
November 27, 2010
It was inevitable, once Ontario's first Afro-centric school became reality, that disputes about race would ensue. That's what segregation does: It creates divisions between people based on race.
At issu ...
Posted Saturday, November 27th 2010 at 3:46PM
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A former professor at the University of Central Florida recently filed a lawsuit against the school, claiming she was fired for refusing to use a textbook that contained offensive racial stereotypes.
According to The Orlando Sentinel, the suit, fi ...
Posted Saturday, November 27th 2010 at 3:04PM
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Detroit — Grand Rapids has a statue honoring Rosa Parks. So do Dallas and Eugene, Ore.
But efforts to build a monument for the civil rights icon in the nation's capital are taking longer than most expected, frustrating supporters as the 55th anni ...
Posted Friday, November 26th 2010 at 6:05PM
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"Some Who Feel No Reason For Thanksgiving"
To this day, I can hardly bear to think of that quintessentially American holiday—Thanksgiving.
When I do, however, I do not dwell on Pilgrims with wide black hats sitting to sup with red men, thei ...
Posted Friday, November 26th 2010 at 5:56PM
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The final Saturday in November is the date and the Louisiana Superdome is the place for this annual gridiron clash of two powerhouse Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) rival football teams. It's a full weekend of fun, excitement and action as th ...
Posted Thursday, November 25th 2010 at 3:05PM
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WASHINGTON—California, New York and New Jersey continue to lead other states in hate crime statistics. According to figures from the annual FBI report released Monday, hate crimes have declined nationally, decreasing by 13 percent in 2009, but these ...
Posted Thursday, November 25th 2010 at 12:57PM
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From The Huffington Post
November 25, 2010
Many of our urban schools have a problem. The problem is one of cultural competency. Many of our teachers within urban communities lack the cultural awareness component as classroom managers and delivere ...
Posted Thursday, November 25th 2010 at 12:49PM
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