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Monkey Book on Display in an Obama-Themed B&N Window
First it was the New York Post, now it's a Barnes & Noble store. References to monkeys in association with President Barack Obama have sparked controversy to all those who suggest racism in this country is a thing of the past. More»
Racist Watermelon E-Mail Flap Forces Mayor to Resign
Keywords: President Barack Obama, first Black president, racism, racist cartoon, Dean Grose, Los Alamitos mayor, watermelon patch, White House The mayor of a Southern California town is resigning after causing a furor by e-mailing an image of the White House lawn as a watermelon patch, the Los ... More»
Cop Prevents NFL Player From Seeing Dying Relative (Video)
Also read: racism, racial profiling As his mother-in-law lay dying in a hospital, Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats and his wife were detained, despite their pleas, by a Dallas cop in the hospital parking lot over a traffic stop, CBS News reports. The incident was caught on tape by the police v... More»
N.Y. Post Owner Apologizes to Obama
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Did N.Y. Post Apologize for Racist Chimp Cartoon?
Following a day of protest and outrage, the New York Post issued a statement about their Wednesday cartoon that caused a major uproar. But was it really an apology? Find out that and what DiversityInc readers had to say about the cartoon. More»
Does N.Y. Post Think Obama's a Chimpanzee?
Is the New York Post racist? That's the question many are asking after a cartoon ran in the newspaper linking President Barack Obama to a chimpanzee. More»
'Cotton Picking Day' Canceled at Miss. Elementary School
Keywords: racism, discrimination, Cotton Picking Day, picking cotton, Black History Month, education, slavery A Mississippi elementary school has canceled a Black History Month event called "Cotton Picking Day" after shocked parents complained, the Clarion-Ledger reports. Students at Lillie Bur... More»
Baker Apologizes for 'Drunken Negro Face' Cookies
Keywords: racism, racist, discrimination, drunken Negro face cookies, Ted Kefalinos, Lafayette French Pastry, N-word A New York City baker who sparked uproar for selling what he called "Drunken Negro face" cookies in honor of President Barack Obama's inauguration has apologized for his actions,... More»
Teacher Says Huck Finn Must Go
Keywords: education, racism, literature, N-word An Oregon English teacher is calling for the expulsion of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from high-school literature classes, reports the Los Angeles Times.   In a guest column for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, John Foley said the ... More»
Jackson N-Bomb Stirs More Controversy
This time the N-word has the Rev. Jesse Jackson in hot water. After calling for a boycott of the word in the past, how much heat will the civil-rights icon get for the gaffe? More»
Is Negro a Bad Word? UNCF's Big Decision
Negro? Colored? Organizations such as the UNCF and NAACP have debated for years whether they should modernize their names or hold to history. The UNCF moved today to do both. More»
Imus Coming Back? Will Sponsors Follow?
Just six months after publicly lambasting a group of black college basketball players as "nappy-headed hos," Don Imus is apparently being courted by another radio network. Will advertisers follow? And has he been forgiven?


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Cornel West Vs. Michael Eric Dyson: N-Word Debate Resurfaces
For a word that was supposed to be dead and buried, the N-word refuses to stay gone for long. This time, it resurfaces on a CD pitting two black academics on opposite sides of the issue. More»
Who Is Winning the War on Offensive Words?
The war on offensive words continued earlier this week as protesters took to the streets across the country calling on music studios to remove offensive, misogynistic lyrics from their recordings. More»
Which Words (And the Celebrities Who Use Them) Are Most Offensive?
The NAACP may have "buried" the N-word, but we likely haven't heard the last of it--or of other objectionable language. A new Harris poll reveals which offensive words are found to be the most reprehensible.


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