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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
June 4, 2008
 
More than 800 black farmers sue USDA after Congress reopens ... (
http://www.startribune.com/nation/19530489.html?location_refer=Homepage
)
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
... black farmers filed a new lawsuit against the Agriculture
Department just two weeks after Congress reopened a 1999 settlement
over past discrimination. ...
 
State assembly passes bill banning discrimination of transgender ...
( http://www.whec.com/article/stories/S465738.shtml?cat=566 )
News 10NBC - Rochester,NY,USA
Today the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley announced the passage of
GENDA, the Gender Non-Discrimination Act, in the New York State
Assembly by a vote of ...
 
Fighting racism means battling cultural pressures of prejudice (
http://www.spokesman-recorder.com/news/article/article.asp?NewsID=89063&sID=13&ItemSource=L
)
Minnesota Spokesman Recorder - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Linda Jacobs Altman says in her book Racism and Ethnic Bias:
Everybody’s Problem (Enslow Publ., NJ, 2001), “Human beings create
stereotypes because it is ...
 
Florida Study Outlines Causes of High Infant Mortality Rate ... (
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=52537
)
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
Racism and inequalities in education, housing and health are among
the contributing factors to Jacksonville, Fla.'s high infant mortality
rate, ...
 
Discrimination, Stigma Against MSM Hindering HIV/AIDS Programs in ...
( http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=52512
)
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
He added, "It's homophobia: The strongest way of marginalizing a
group is to say it does not exist, and even the researchers are not
immune. ...
 
World's major nations still failing in human rights records (
http://news.scotsman.com/politics/World39s-major-nations-still-failing.4148957.jp
)
Scotsman - United Kingdom
ONE of the key roles that Amnesty International plays is that of
human rights watchdog. The, admittedly very ambitious, aim is to
generate the best possible ...
 
Rights Groups Fear for Gays in West Africa (
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-03-voa20.cfm )
Voice of America - USA
By Ricci Shryock Human rights groups say they fear for the safety of
homosexuals in West Africa following the arrest of two Spanish men for
allegedly making ...
 
Five US Environment Groups Urge That ASARCO Not Be Turned Over to ...
(
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/five-us-environment-groups-urge,418235.shtml
)
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
The sale was initially blocked by the Department of Justice, which
was concerned that ASARCO was shielding its moneymaking ventures from
the environmental ...
 
UN Calls for World Efforts to Combat $32 Billion Human Trafficking
... (
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/june042008/human_traffiking_6-3-08.php
)
Salem-News.Com - OR,USA
Most people in the United States pay little attention, but they might
raise an eyebrow when they learn it that human slavery is a serious
problem in an ...
 
HBCUs as Liberatory Agents (
http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_11238.shtml )
Diverse - Fairfax,VA,USA
Their conversion into movement centers actively plotting against
White supremacy was made possible by constituents determined to use
any and all means for ...
 
Commentary: Selling Belarus's Family Jewels (
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2008/06/4D5EE3AA-4C74-4AA1-958E-F3A55305CAD5.html
)
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - Prague,Czech Republic
The recent burst of privatization is not only a gold rush for the
already powerful, but could herald a fundamental change in the style
and substance of ...
 
Immigrants in US Custody Should Receive Adequate Medical Care (
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20080603192621566 )
BBSNews - Charlotte,NC,USA
BBSNews 2008-06-03 -- New York (HRW) Immigrants in US custody
awaiting deportation receive inadequate medical care, and the
Department of Homeland Security ...
 
America's Racial Litmus Test : Farrakhan is not the Problem (
http://www.blackagendareport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=646&Itemid=1
)
Black Agenda Report - Jersey City,NJ,USA
... from institutional discrimination, institutionalized white
privilege and power, and the way in which white denial maintains a lid
on social change. ...
 
Translating Our Bodies, Ourselves (
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/87011/ )
AlterNet - San Francisco,CA,USA
The publication of an excellent book about the book, Kathy Davis's
The Making of Our Bodies, Ourselves: How Feminism Travels Across
Borders, ...
 
COMMENTARY : Working class has been downsized on TV (
http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Style/227645/ )
Arkansas Democrat Gazette - AR,USA
Is anyone on it poor or working class ? It’s even rare to see a truly
middle-class family in prime time. One of the many charms of Friday
Night Lights is ...
 
The Feminist's Corner: Female leadership in America bogged down by
... (
http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/Opinion/Columns/2008/06/03/24878/
)
The Post Online - Athens,OH,USA
But it’s hard to prove subtle sexism, and even harder to discuss it
with people who you know believe sexism is wrong but still might be
influenced by the ...
 
League of Women Voters on Sexism Towards Senator Clinton (
http://www.wmnf.org/news_stories/5643 )
WMNF - Tampa,FL,USA
In an interview over a week ago, Senator Rodham Clinton spoke with
Washington Post’s Lois Romano about the sexism she has experienced
from the media during ...
 
Prison and Healthcare Crisis Limits Opportunities for People of Color
( http://www.blacknews.com/news/henrie_m_treadwell101.shtml )
BlackNews.com (press release) - Columbus,OH,USA
During our times, Dr. Satcher said, "We know that inequality in
criminal justice, inequality in jobs, inequality in working conditions
all lead to injustice ...
 
Girls just as good at maths as boys (
http://www.whatpc.co.uk/vnunet/news/2218020/girls-maths-boys )
What PC? - UK
By contrast, in societies where inequality is high, the disparity in
scores increases markedly. "The so-called gender gap in maths skills
seems to be at ...
 
South Africa: Uprooted Society Rages At Spectre of Injustice in ... (
http://allafrica.com/stories/200806020532.html )
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Men, women -- and even slaves -- have almost never rebelled in the
face of inequality or injustice. Second, the wave of "xenophobic
attacks" we have seen ...
 
The Great Immigration Panic (
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/opinion/03tue1.html?hp )
New York Times - United States
Someday, the country will recognize the true cost of its war on
illegal immigration. We don’t mean dollars, though those are being
squandered by the ...
 
Somali traders in S.Africa march against attacks (
http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN249418.html )
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
At least 62 people have been killed in attacks over the last three
weeks on African immigrants around the country. Poor residents accuse
migrants of ...
 
Cries of racism drown out real sexism in primary race (
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080602/OPINION01/806020316/1002/OPINION
)
Indianapolis Star - United States
In reference to Leonard Pitts' May 27 column, "Rich man, poor voter":
I am sick of the unbalanced references to racism and the ignoring of
blatant sexism in ...
 
Uganda Should Address HIVAIDS-Related Stigma, Discrimination To ... (
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=52461
)
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
Social stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS in Uganda
is undermining efforts to fight the spread of the disease and should
be addressed, ...
 
Pregnant women face discrimination (
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=184237&d=1064&h=387&f=388&dateformat=%25o%20%25B%20%25Y
)
HRZone.co.uk - Bristol,UK
As many as 70% of women complain of discrimination in the workplace
because they are pregnant or already have a child. These are the
shocking findings of ...
 
 
 
 

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