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Only Whites 'Mourning in America'?

(Sept. 23) -- On its politics blog, The Caucus, The New York Times posted a new ad by Citizens for the Republic, a conservative lobbying group, called "Mourning in America." It's a play on a 1984 Ronald Reagan ad called "Morning in America." The Times reports: The ad is a blunt, almost point-by-point comparison to the...

Is Montgomery's Demolition Policy a New Form of Civil Rights Abuse?

(Sept. 20) -- Over the past decade, hundreds of homes in Montgomery, Ala., have been declared blighted and demolished, with homeowners -- disproportionately African-American and impoverished -- unable to do much about it. This is much worse than eminent domain grabs in other parts of the country, where property owners...

Reactions to Dr. Laura Schlessinger's Retirement Over 'N-Word' Rant

(Aug. 18) -- "I want to regain my First Amendment rights. I want to be able to say what's on my mind and in my heart," Dr. Laura Schlessinger told Larry King on Tuesday with the announcement that she will retire after over 15 years in radio syndication. The decision comes in the aftermath of a controversy surrounding Dr....

Background on race relations

The sociology of race and of ethnic relations is the area of the discipline that studies the social, political, and economic relations between races and ethnicities at all levels of society.

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