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Brian Palmer |
Sept. 11 was a collective trauma. For immigrants like Mamdouh, it also shifted their politics.
Families in a Colorado town struggle to rebuild their lives in an immigration limbo. At DNC, Minutemen Leader Tries Talking Like A Humanitarian They want their “good immigrant” narrative while still equating foreign nationals with murders and drugs. |
Blacks and Latinos are locked out, but prep classes may counter the racism of low expectations. Who wins when Starbucks loses? The company’s downturn hurts a workforce with a large number of people of color. Will Allen, a 2008 Colorlines Magazine Innovator, was recently awarded the "genius grant" $500,000 as a 2008 MacArthur Fellow. |
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Sharing a turkey sandwich won’t end racism. |
 A pioneer of feminism now uses her movement skills as an elected official in upstate New York.  |
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Press #3 for Xenophobe
August 5, 2008
Republican Harri Anne Smith was vying to represent Alabama in the U.S.
House of Representatives but lost on July 15 to her GOP rival.
Smith, who served several terms in Alabama's state senate, will be
well remembered for at least two racist videos.
Lousiana: Post-Katrina Immigrants Struggle to Organize
May 16, 2008
In Louisiana the state legislative session closes in a month, and a lot is at stake for people of color and immigrants.
Missouri: Anti-Affirmative Action Measures Fail
May 16, 2008
Ward Connerly's anti-affirmative action initiative, known as the Missouri Civil Rights Initiative, failed to make it on the ballot for this November.
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