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Paula’s Worst Ingredients
An analysis of Paula Deen’s bad behavior, including classism, that contribute to her workplace discrimination case.
Read MoreIn rejecting Voting Rights Act, Supreme Court says the South is no different than rest of country on race
Chief Justice John Roberts ejects the notion that the South of today has any lingering challenges that bar minorities from voting.
Read MoreJim Crow Returns: The Voting Rights Act Gutted Today!
A Supreme Court decision over voting rights ignores the barriers faced by some to vote, especially in the south, and backtracks on progress.
Read MorePaula Deen Scandal Continues As Employees Tell Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Of Alleged Discrimination
The public reacts to Paula Deen’s firing from the Food Network after employees that the cook and TV show host used a racial slur.
Read MoreRacially Biased Arrests for Pot
Arrests for marijuana use have targeted people of color, even though white people use the drug at similar rates.
Read MoreJuneteenth: A New Birth of Freedom
June 19th remains an important day of celebration for the Americans who descend from formerly enslaved people.
Read MoreFrederick Douglass Statue to Be Unveiled in Capitol on Juneteenth Day
A statue of a notable abolitionist was scheduled for unveiling on a day celebrating the end of slavery in the USA.
Read MoreRace vs. Class: The False Dichotomy
While waiting the latest decision on affirmative action by the Supreme Court, academics seem to condemn considering race in admissions.
Read MoreReception to be Held for ABHM’s International Advisory Committee in Milwaukee on June 14, 2013
Members of ABHM’s International Advisory Committee are coming to town to meet the people who helped renew the museum. The museum’s board and staff is holding a reception open to our supporters. We have several exciting developments at the museum to present, too, so… Please come meet and mingle with our International Advisors, Volunteers, Donors, and…
Read MoreTrayvon Martin: The Latest
The Root gives a daily play-by-play of the murder case against George Zimmerman, who killed Black teen Trayvon Martin.
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