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Kevin Krigger could ride into Preakness history as black jockey
The day after riding in the Kentucky Derby, Kevin Krigger packed his family and gear and headed for Pimlico Race Course — by way of Cincinnati. A woman there had captured his heart. She was Liliane Casey, 88, whose father, Jimmy Winkfield, was the...
Tags: The New York Times, Horse and Harness Racing, Civil Rights, Laurel Park, Triple Crown
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A LOOK BACK
May 12, 1958: The United States and Canada signed an agreement to create the North American Air Defense Command (later the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD). May 13, 1963: The U.S. Supreme Court, in Brady v. Maryland, upheld, 7-2, a...Tags: Religion and Belief, Punishment, North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Senate
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Soccer-Italian football culture "backward" says Milan coach
ReutersMay 12 (Reuters) - AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri condemned Italian soccer culture as backward on Sunday after his team's match at home against AS Roma was interrupted by racist chanting from fans. Allegri also criticised the interruption, during...Tags: Social Issues, Soccer, Sports
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A closer look at some of Obama's more memorable speeches
As President Barack Obama starts his second term, scholars will begin making note of some of his most memorable speeches and public remarks that might mark his presidency and his two successful campaigns. Recognizing that the list will change, and there...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Elections, Sociology, White House, Arts and Culture
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Union sues Chicago, claims racism behind school closure plans
ReutersBy Greg McCune CHICAGO, May 15 (Reuters) - The Chicago Teachers Union sued the nation's third-largest school district on Wednesday, saying a plan to close 54 schools this year discriminates against African-American children and those with disabilities....Tags: Karen Lewis, Litigation, Career and Workplace, Chicago Teachers Union, Union (McHenry, Illinois)
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Senate Unanimously Strengthens Racial Profiling Law
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to expand the state's racial profiling law to include more police departments. The measure comes one year after another bill had strengthened the law in other ways and was passed by large majorities in both...Tags: Waterbury, Budgets and Budgeting, Criminals, Paul R Doyle, Crime, Law and Justice
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UCI vows action after black student is targeted with racist note
UC Irvine's chancellor on Tuesday pledged to find and discipline whoever slipped a racist note into a black female student's backpack last week. The student found the note, which read "Go back 2 Africa slave," while she was in the science library May 7,... -
Soccer-Blatter 'appalled' by racism at Milan-Roma game
ReutersMay 13 (Reuters) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter was "appalled" by racist jeering directed at AC Milan's Mario Balotelli during their Serie A match against AS Roma, he said on Monday. The game was stopped early in the second half at the San Siro on...Tags: Social Issues
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Pass the Home Act
I strongly agree with Baltimore Neighborhoods Inc. director Robert J. Strupp that all Marylanders should have an equal opportunity to live in decent, safe housing with "access to transportation, jobs and safe, academically achieving schools" ("State...
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Crime & Punishment: Out of Control Bridgeport Man Attacks Police Officer With an Urn
For the last six years, Republican state legislators have put together an alternative budget to the one presented and usually enacted by Democrats, who have strong majorities in both houses of the legislature. This year, however, the GOP declined to offer...
Tags: Elections, Criminals, Winsted (Winchester, Connecticut), Crime, Law and Justice, Connecticut Light and Power
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COLUMN - Scrambling for the immigrant elite
Reuters(John Lloyd is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By John Lloyd May 14 (Reuters) - A new era has arrived in immigration. Many countries - the United States, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands - have for decades taken in poor...Tags: Media Industry, Emigrants, Civil Rights, Economic Indicator, Crime, Law and Justice
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COLUMN - Not in the spirit of Hayek
Reuters(Nicholas Wapshott is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Nicholas Wapshott May 14 (Reuters) - It has been a bad couple of weeks for conservative social scientists. First a doctoral student ran the numbers on the study by Harvard's...Tags: Sociology, Manhattan (New York City), Radio, Milton Friedman, Slavery
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