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Mobs Leave Charred Corpses, Fear in North Nigeria

KADUNA, Nigeria -- The mobs poured into the streets by the thousands in this dusty city separating Nigeria's Muslim north and Christian south, armed with machetes and poison-tipped arrows to unleash their rage after the oil-rich nation's presidential election. Muslim rioters burned homes, churches and police stations in...

Israel Fears Another 'Anti-Semitic' UN Conference on Racism

Nearly every nation in the world agrees that racism, in general, is a bad thing. What keeps the world from joining forces to tackle the problem is a bitter disagreement over definitions of racism, specifically when talking about Israel, and that doesn't look likely to change anytime soon. Israel said over the weekend...

Iranian President Ahmadinejad: Homophobe, Anti-Semite, 9/11 Truther

(Sept. 23) -- Taking on one of his favorite world stages today, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued his tradition of serving up incendiary rhetoric while addressing world leaders at the United Nations. As one has come to expect from the Iranian leader, Ahmadinejad used the occasion to challenge conventional...

Castro Blasts Ahmadinejad as Anti-Semitic

(Sept. 8) -- Iran's firebrand president is getting some surprise criticism from a fellow anti-American agitator -- Fidel Castro. The Cuban leader blasted Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for denying the Holocaust and making anti-Semitic comments, according to a blog by a reporter for The Atlantic magazine. Writer Jeffrey Goldberg...

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Pastor Who Said U.S. Government Should Put Gays To Death Defends Stance To CNN

The Kansas-based pastor who argued that the U.S. government should put gay people "to death" is now defending his statements in an exclusive CNN interview.

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Joliet White Supremacist Jailed in Racist Arson Case

A Joliet white supremacist and disciple of incarcerated hate-monger Matt Hale was arrested today on charges he torched the home of eight black children in June 2007.

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Farrakhan: Obama First President To Sanction What Scriptures Forbid

Minister Louis Farrakhan recently responded to President Obama's endorsement of gay marriage calling him "the first president that sanctioned what the scriptures forbid," according to a video posted by the Nation of Islam's "official" news source, Finalcall.com .

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Marion Barry: I Misspoke When I Said 'Polacks'

D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry says he misspoke when he referred to the Polish community with the disparaging term "Polacks."

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Why White Supremacists Have Embraced the War on Contraception

When you're a writer, being pitched stories inspired by various conspiracy theories by friends, family and total strangers, becomes a fact of life.

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06/02/12 Blacks still more prone to being stopped in Missouri Source: TMCnet A report released Friday shows that officers in Missouri continue to stop black drivers at significantly higher rates than other racial or ethnic groups, although Joplin's police chief believes the local numbers do not necessarily reflect racial profiling.
06/02/12 Alleged members of white supremacist group charged in... Source: FOX - Q13 Fox News - Seattle WA More than a dozen alleged members of American Front, a down-on-its-luck white supremacist group, were charged Friday in Florida with participating in paramilitary training, prosecutors said.
06/02/12 NCJW Gratified by Conviction in Tiller Murder Trial Source: National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) today responded to the conviction of Scott Roeder for the murder of Dr. George Tiller.
06/02/12 Un-Fair workshop to explain white privilege Source: Duluth News Tribune - Duluth MN As the Un-Fair Campaign readies for new billboards and TV and radio spots this month, its quieter work continues.
06/01/12 The hunt for Magnotta: was mutilation murder inspired... Source: The Windsor Star - ON - Canada OTTAWA Ã¢ Racist blog posts believed to have been written by Luka Magnotta have cast new light on allegations that he murdered and dismembered a Chinese exchange student in Montreal.

Background on prejudices

The word prejudice (or ) is most often used to refer to preconceived judgments toward people or a person because of race/ethnicity, gender, social class, age, disability, religion, sexuality, nationality or other personal characteristics.

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