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by Nsenga Burton onDecember 9, 2011
Big business wins out over common decency.
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by Deron Snyder onAugust 26, 2011
King never mentioned anyone's eyesight. So why must we be "colorblind" to achieve his dream?
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by Erin E. Evans onMay 14, 2011
After 16 years, these firefighters are finally getting what they deserve.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onFebruary 3, 2011
In a suit aiming to strike down the law's protections, a federal judge seems to think that evidence of racial discrimination is ancient history.
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by Joel Dreyfuss onOctober 7, 2010
Writer John Edgar Wideman muses in The New York Times about why the seat next to him stays empty when he rides the train between New York and Providence, R.I.
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July 30, 2010
School rejected the salutatorian for admission 60 years ago because of her race.
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July 21, 2010
Expectant parents have new hoops to jump through if they expect to qualify for a mortgage.
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July 16, 2010
Civil rights organizations are calling foul on the lack of black contractors involved in the highly profitable cleanup effort.
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June 21, 2010
Research shows that the SAT discriminates against Black students.
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June 21, 2010
William Saletan from Slate asks if gays are banned from giving blood, then why not blacks?
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