Racism

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May 19, 2014
BALTIMORE (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says subtle, institutionalized racism has a more "pernicious" effect than the occasional bigoted…
May 17, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP rights group announced Saturday that lawyer and activist Cornell William Brooks would become its new…
May 16, 2014
WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) — A police commissioner in a predominantly white New Hampshire town says he won't apologize for calling…
May 14, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson says Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has badly outdated…
May 12, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling apologized Sunday for racist comments captured on tape, saying they…
May 8, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estranged wife of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling will fight to retain her 50…
May 8, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Kim Kardashian took to her personal blog Wednesday to let everyone know she "never really gave racism…
May 5, 2014
OPINION - The travesty in Leslie Jones’s ill-received Saturday Night Live skit was not that she dared to joke about…
May 3, 2014
(AP) — San Jose State University has expelled three students accused of bullying and tormenting their black roommate by putting…
April 30, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A building on the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill campus is currently named after a former Ku…
April 29, 2014
MSNBC - In an interview with Hardball on Monday night, former NBA player and Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said…
April 28, 2014
OPINION - You’ve probably heard the tape of what is purported to be Donald Sterling being a belligerent bigot and…
April 28, 2014
VILLARREAL, Spain (AP) — Barcelona defender Dani Alves responded to a racist taunt when a banana landed at his feet…
April 27, 2014
OPINION - Donald Sterling is a racist. That’s not news. He has a long history of showcasing how much of…
April 14, 2014
MSNBC - Much of the Republican base is motivated by racism, a top Democrat said Sunday—adding fuel to an ongoing…
March 6, 2014
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge has admitted that he posted a series of anonymous online comments that…
February 27, 2014
OPINION - Paula Deen is back in the news. Yes, that Paula Deen. And she’s trying to make a comeback…
February 22, 2014
NBC News - A national fraternity indefinitely suspended its chapter at the University of Mississippi after three members were suspected…
February 22, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to 24 Army veterans following a congressionally mandated…
February 4, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Racism and a lack of diversity in the fashion world have been an ongoing concern - and…