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Society & Culture News tagged with prejudice

Why Do We Still Have Native American Mascots in Sports?
Society & Culture  (tags: Native Americans, sports mascots, prejudice, wrong )

Lone
- 16 days ago - associatedcontent.com
As I was watching football on television last weekend there was one question that kept coming to me, one that had nothing to do with winning or losing, Brett Favre's latest comeback, or the antics of some flamboyant player. My question was, why do we
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Vandals Desecrate Tulalip Tribe Cemetery
Society & Culture  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Hate Crimes, Prejudice, culture, society, crime, ethics, sadness, abuse )

Kat
- 108 days ago - komonews.com
MARYSVILLE, Wash. -- The Mission Beach Cemetery is sacred ground for the Tulalip Tribe. Generations of honored tribal members have been put to rest at the spiritual sanctuary. But the cemetery's serenity was recently shattered. Desecration now runs...
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"Whites Only" Pool in 2009?
Society & Culture  (tags: prejudice, law, activists, civil rights, discrimination, abuse )

Amena
- 119 days ago - colorofchange.org
Condemn discrimination at the Valley Club and ask the DOJ to enforce civil rights laws Sixty-five children from a largely Black summer camp in Philadelphia were turned away from a swimming club in the suburbs because of their race. The camp had a contrac
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Day Camp Kids Told Minorities Not Allowed in Phila., PA Pool
Society & Culture  (tags: Prejudice, Racism, Segregation, ValleySwimClub, CreativeStepsDayCamp, JimCrow, PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, Children, Culture, AfricanAmerican, Tolerance, MaryNeal, AIMI )

Mary
- 121 days ago - my.nowpublic.com
The director of Valley Swim Club returned $1,900 to Creative Steps Day Camp had paid for summer membership, saying that the black children changed the complexion" and "atmosphere" of the club. White swim club members complained when Creative Steps camper
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Fifth Statewide Standing Bear Day, Nebraska Recognizes Ponca Chief
Society & Culture  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Prejudice, Genocide, Politics, government, culture, society, ethics, rights, americans, humans, interesting )

Kat
- 144 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
OMAHA, Neb. - The state of Nebraska dedicated May 15 as Standing Bear Day amid a week of memorials. Commemorations celebrated the 130th anniversary of the Ponca chief's landmark court case, which declared American Indians were legally human...
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Shootings Show Threat of 'Lone Wolf' Terrorists
Society & Culture  (tags: society, crime, murder, shootings, hate crimes, prejudice, racism, sadness, violence )

Dee
- 147 days ago - news.yahoo.com
WASHINGTON - An elderly man enters a crowded museum carrying a rifle and begins shooting. A young man in Arkansas pulls the trigger outside a military recruiting office. Another man opens fire in a Kansas church.
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Alleged Museum Shooter: 'The Holocaust Is a Lie'
Society & Culture  (tags: society, hate crime, supremacist, anti-Semitic, murder, civil rights, human rights, prejudice )

Dee
- 149 days ago - abcnews.go.com
The white supremacist who allegedly started a shootout at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum allegedly left behind notes that claimed the Holocaust was a "lie,"and included furious anti-Semitic rants including one that President Obama "was created by Jews
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Farmers Prepare for Trial
Society & Culture  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Farmers, Prejudice, Discrimination, Obama, DOA, culture, society, politics, rights, freedoms, law, ethics, ethics, dishonesty, lies, corruption, food )

Kat
- 167 days ago - agweek.com
BISMARCK -- An attorney for American Indian farmers suing the government over alleged farm loan discrimination says the group continues to prepare for a trial despite statements by the Obama administration indicating a willingness to resolve such disputes.
17 comments
Sign Petition: Protect All People From Hate Crimes
Society & Culture  (tags: hate, crime, fear, prejudice, rascism, gay bashing, anti-semitism, violence, society, rights, safety, police, law, humans, government, freedoms, culture, americans, abuse, sexual orientation, gender, disability, color, religion, national origin )

Tom
- 169 days ago - change.org
The House of Representatives passed the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The Senate version, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) is currently under consideration and senators need to hear from their constituents.
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From Russell Means : White Man, White Justice?
Society & Culture  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Prejudice, Racism, culture, safety, ethics, crime, freedoms, rights, interesting, humans, death, news, sadness, politics, law, government, society, violence )

Kat
- 199 days ago - republicoflakotah.com
To an outsider, it seems almost unbelievable. A man with 3 prior DUIs kills two pedestrians while blacked-out and faces 51 months for two crimes that each could carry a maximum sentence of 20 years, had they happened 400 yards south, across the tribal...
60 comments
APRIL 21 2009 IS Holocaust Remembrance Day--Some Still Haven't Learned Its' Lessons
Society & Culture  (tags: world, society, ethics, culture, prejudice, anti-Semitism, news )

Cal
- 202 days ago - jpost.com
On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, and while nations were gathering for the controversial Durban II UN conference on racism, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Monday that not everyone had learned the lessons of the Holocaust
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Appeals Court Denies Ute Man's Request for Hearing
Society & Culture  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Law, Rights, Judicial System, Prejudice, culture, society, crime, dishonesty, ethics, interesting, humans, rights )

Kat
- 227 days ago - ksl.com
DENVER (AP) -- A federal appeals court has rejected another request from an American Indian man seeking to have his assault conviction overturned following reports that jurors discussed racial stereotypes at his trial...
12 comments
It's Easy To Trace the Trails of Their Tears!
Society & Culture  (tags: Cherokee Nation, Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, Genocide, Prejudice, culture, society, ethics, corruption, crime, dishonesty, family, freedoms, humans, interesting, law, news, obituary, rights, religion, sadness, violence, usa, americans, de )

Kat
- 294 days ago - fredericksburg.com
"THE CHEROKEE Trail of Tears" is a small volume that packs a mighty punch. Many readers will never again be able to look at Andrew Jackson or the state of Georgia in a positive light after reading about one of the most shameful chapters in American...
20 comments
FBI Attacks on American Indians Continues!
Society & Culture  (tags: Russell Means, AIM, Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, Prejudice, Genocide, culture, society, ethics, americans, crime, freedoms, government, humans, interesting, news, rights, politics, violence, usa )

Kat
- 295 days ago - republicoflakotah.com
PLEA FOR ATTORNEYS: Marshall's court-appointed defense attorney, Dana Hanna, is a babe-in-the-woods when it comes to such a high-profile political case. Marshall desperately needs qualified counsel that understands the methodology of political trials...
37 comments
Unkechaug Files Discrimination Suit Against Suffolk County
Society & Culture  (tags: Unkechaug Nation, Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, Prejudice, Racism, culture, society, ethics, freedoms, humans, interesting, news, sadness )

Kat
- 307 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
POOSPATUCK RESERVATION, N.Y. - The Unkechaug Indian Nation has filed a federal lawsuit charging Suffolk County and its officials with discrimination and other civil rights violations after tribal members were harassed and searched by police blocking...
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Appeals Court Denies Ute Man's Request for Hearing
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