http://racism.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for racism en Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:43:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033928 unknown@Netscape.com In a new Big Brother race row, Emily was thrown out for referring to another HM as a N******. This is the full transcript, and an editorial about whether she deserved it or not. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:43:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033928ukbigbrotherracismbbemilyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2013204 unknown@Netscape.com The U.S. Congress is honoring a Gary man who helped fight both World War II and racial discrimination at home as a Tuskegee Airman. Mon, 28 May 2007 18:22:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2013204tuskegeecongressmilitarymemorialdayracismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2010750 unknown@Netscape.com Ryan LeCompte, Sioux, who served two tours in Iraq, was admitted to a VA hospital in May to be treated for PTSD after an ordeal that included allegations of racist slurs and medical neglect by the military. "The fact that people in his chain of command used ethnic and racial slurs, called him 'wagon-burner' and other things, is very disturbing Sat, 26 May 2007 07:09:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2010750armyiraqnativeamericanracismPTSDNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1993559 unknown@Netscape.com Racism is the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another, that a person's social and moral traits are predetermined by his or her inborn biological characteristics Mon, 21 May 2007 19:24:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1993559racismSuperiorinferiorNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1971061 unknown@Netscape.com Is there any solution in site to the problem of confrontation between races in the ghettoized cities? A problem which, at first seems isolated to LA but is coming to a neighborhood near you! Sun, 20 May 2007 18:07:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1971061ImmigrationgangsracismamericaconflictNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1971371 unknown@Netscape.com The prosecution of three black Louisiana youths reveals the rise of discrimination by stealth. Sun, 20 May 2007 09:26:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1971371racismlouisianaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1957821 unknown@Netscape.com The Latino gang members were looking for a black person, any black person, to shoot, the police said, and they found one. Cheryl Green, perched near her scooter chatting with friends, was shot dead in a spray of bullets that left several other young people injured. She was 14, an eighth grader who loved junk food and watching Court TV with her m Sat, 19 May 2007 20:41:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1957821GenocideracismgangsImmigrationmurderNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1889359 unknown@Netscape.com "You know, I don't spend a lot of time thinking about it or considering the details of this, but just to broaden the issue, are there people who would be troubled with an African-American president? Yes," he said. Mon, 14 May 2007 19:08:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1889359barackobama2008electionpresidentialcandidateraceracismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1856570 unknown@Netscape.com Re-live some of the best public apologies in recent memory - AOL/HBO's 'This Just In' Sat, 12 May 2007 14:45:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1856570comedyapologiesgaffesstupidcommentsracismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1823768 unknown@Netscape.com In her lecture, Ms. Holsman also said she had found Hispanic workers to be lazy, white workers resentful of having to work with machines, and Asians, while very productive, likely to move on to professional or management jobs. Wed, 09 May 2007 22:02:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1823768governmentPoliticiansracismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1782393 unknown@Netscape.com Weeks after Rush Limbaugh began airing a parody song titled "Barack the Magic Negro," the piece about Barack Obama's popularity with white voters is drawing fire from critics who say it is racist. The song is spreading on the Internet at a time when Obama faces heightened security concerns fueled in part by hate speech & threats direc Mon, 07 May 2007 07:50:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1782393rushlimbaughbarakobamaparodyracismthreatsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1617254 unknown@Netscape.com To see how anti-Arab/anti-Muslim bigotry is accepted and applauded in America, one has to look no further than HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, hosted by "left-wing" comedian and political commentator Bill Maher. "Liberal" pundits like Maher pass off their anti-Arab/anti-Muslim rhetoric as an innocent invocation Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:25:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1617254punditsracismbillMaherArabsliberalsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1575722 unknown@Netscape.com After some 60 years of loyal service, Uncle Ben is being elevated from fictional cook to fictional CEO of the fictional Uncle Ben's Inc. Mars, which owns the brand, is about to spend $20 million on a campaign to spread the news. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:33:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1575722racismadvertisingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1419480 unknown@Netscape.com [Rappers] are not talking about no collegiate basketball girls who have made it to the next level in education and sports. We're talking about ho's that's in the 'hood that ain't doing sh--, that's trying to get a n---a for his money. These are two separate things. First of all, WE AIN'T NO WHITE-ASS MEN that sit up on MSNBC." Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:37:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1419480SNOOPdogImusbasketballracismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1426163 unknown@Netscape.com Reverends Sharpten and Jackson are outraged at Don Imus' remarks calling the Rutgers Women's Basketball Team "Nappy headed Ho's". There's no defense for Mr. Imuses remarks but that shouldn't define what the man is all about. The Reverends Sharpten and Jackson aren't without their 15 minutes of shame. The Reverends use racism as a defense Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:13:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1426163NewsThedoublestandardofamericanracism http://web2announcer.com/go/1338855 unknown@Netscape.com When the new chocolate-coloured sofa set was delivered to her Brampton home, Doris Moore was stunned to see packing labels describing the shade as "N-word-brown." Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:31:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1338855racismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1201649 unknown@Netscape.com Recent poll reveals steep rise in racist views against Arabs in Israel; many participants feel hatred, fear when overhearing Arabic, 75 percent don't approve of shared apartment buildings Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:08:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1201649ArabIsraelMarriageracismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1173960 unknown@Netscape.com Corey Andrew had his profile and resume posted at Careerbuilder.com, and it caught the eye of Army recruiter Marcia Ramode, who contacted him. When Andrew informed Ramode that he is gay, the two engaged in a three-day email exchange that included statements by Ramode, in her official capacity as a recruiter, that boggle the mind. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:47:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1173960armyrecruiterracismbigotrymarciaRamodehateNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1063634 unknown@Netscape.com Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign has been attracting a lot of early attention. His pastor, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., says while the Democrats are ready for more faith, America may not be ready for a black president. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:09:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1063634racismReligionobamademocratsamericaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1054685 unknown@Netscape.com Millennials' cross-cultural tastes don't just affect how we dress or wear our hair; they influence our romantic choices. Dating outside the bounds of our own ethnicity is fairly common among people my age. The general consensus among my diverse body of friends is: Who cares? Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:34:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1054685racismdatingmillennialsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/871849 unknown@Netscape.com "The U.S., with its war, racism, sexual restlessness, religious confusion, and economic disparity, is a nest of festering conflicts. Politics is the set of stories we tell ourselves as a way of seeking resolution. The campaign already shows how the beginnings of those stories are usually happy and why their endings rarely are." Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:31:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/871849candidatesandissuesracismsexismpovertyPoliticsofwarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/738843 unknown@Netscape.com A law that would protect people in the US from being denied jobs or insurance because of their genetic make-up looks set to be passed after 12 years of debate. Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:48:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/738843geneticprivacyDNAracismmakeupNews http://web2announcer.com/go/656601 unknown@Netscape.com A United Nations anti-racism panel has questioned Israel's policy on preserving holy sites, asking the country to explain whether it protects places considered sacred to religions other than Judaism. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:00:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/656601racismReligionfreedomNews http://web2announcer.com/go/501272 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:11:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/501272imaginationjustinplatformvictorgraphic designmartyPetetemplatesweb2.0design customcontent apibretcustom t-shirtst-shirt designshirtsajaxsteroidcompoundchemistryracismpbsslide showspeechlaboratorychemistchemistsforgotten geniuspercy julianaudio excerptsAfrican-Americancompanion webcareer milestonesnational science foundationbirth control pillgliddencortisone http://web2announcer.com/go/328130 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:00:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/328130racismpsychologySciencePoliticssociology http://web2announcer.com/go/236632 unknown@Netscape.com "Fool me a couple of dozen times, and shame on me -- but also shame on what passes for journalism on television. This truism comes to mind after my appearance on "Paula Zahn Now" on CNN this week to discuss the Duke rape case. I'm not naive about these kinds of shows -- which I know are not really about journalism but about..." Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:32:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/236632DurkerapecasejournalismratingsSenationalismracismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/208576 unknown@Netscape.com "Canada is known as a country where people of different races, religions and other creeds live harmoniously. For exactly 18 months I have lived in Toronto. In this short period, I have experienced more personal racial attacks than I have experienced all my life. I would like to share my own experience." Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:24:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/208576racismProtectionismImmigrantscanadamulticulturalismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/209703 unknown@Netscape.com Ethnic minority Britons often find themselves at a disadvantage compared with their white neighbours in their everyday lives. Many are more likely to be expelled from school, jailed, unemployed, poorly paid, living in sub-standard housing and victims of crime. Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:43:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/209703racismbritainNews http://web2announcer.com/go/209708 unknown@Netscape.com Channel 4 has denied claims that Celebrity Big Brother contestant Shilpa Shetty has suffered racist bullying. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:03:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/209708channel4celebritybigbrotherracismshilpashettyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/42526 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:00:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/42526dealscouponsbargainssalescanadaVideoracismkramercomedyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/7225 unknown@Netscape.com The Rev. John Stevens says Fellowship Baptist Church in Saltillo voted not to approve blacks as members during a scheduled Sunday night business meeting Aug. 6. Because of the decision, Stevens stepped down from the Baptist Missionary Alliance congregation that has an average Sunday morning attendance of 30 people. Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:29:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/7225PoliticsracismMississippichurchchristianityNews http://web2announcer.com/go/6686 unknown@Netscape.com Arresting would-be attackers becomes a pyrrhic victory if politicians and the media spread fear on the terrorists' behalf. Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:58:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/6686Politicsterrorismfear mongeringracismair travelNews http://web2announcer.com/go/5626 unknown@Netscape.com CNN is raising the question that many are afraid to ask. Caught between a rock and a hard place. Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:24:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/5626NewsRacial Profilingracismterrorismjihadmuslim http://web2announcer.com/go/5537 unknown@Netscape.com For almost 90 percent of the time that African Americans have lived in the United States or the North American colonies, taking 1619 as a starting point and the 1964 Civil Rights Act as a culmination, they have basically constituted ‘a nation within a nation. Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:54:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/5537Politicsafrican americancommunityamericaracismImmigrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/3981 unknown@Netscape.com Timothy Truett sat in a folding chair Saturday on the cul-de-sac outside Saqib Ali's home in Gaithersburg with a sign reading ``Islam sucks,'' and a shirt with the slogan, ``This mind is an Allah-free zone.'' Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:57:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/3981PoliticsdemocratsmuslimprotestsracismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/3578 unknown@Netscape.com Almost four in ten, 39%, advocate that Muslims here should carry special I.D. That same number admit that they do hold some “prejudice” against Muslims. Forty-four percent say their religious views are too “extreme.” Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:47:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/3578NewsReligionPoliticsMuslimsAmericansracism http://web2announcer.com/go/2644 unknown@Netscape.com A former African-American crewman who once worked on NASCAR's Winston Cup circuit sued the governing body of the U.S. stock car series on Tuesday for race discrimination and breach of contract. David Scott claimed NASCAR executives deceived him after a well-publicized 1999 racial incident involving white motorcoach drivers. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 11:42:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2644SportsracismAuto RacingSports Car RacingnascarRacial DiscriminNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2002 unknown@Netscape.com While Katrina's Black victims shop the housing market, calling realtors and potential landlords, one thing may be standing between them and their new homes even before an appointment is made or paperwork filled out-their voice.It's called linguistic profiling. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:38:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2002NewsHurrican KatrinaracismDiscriminationPrejudiceRacial Profiling http://web2announcer.com/go/826 unknown@Netscape.com Celebrities can be racist too. A great article pin pointing some great moments where celebrities have spoken before thinking. Makes you wonder during all of the Mel Gibson hype how far we have really come. Thu, 03 Aug 2006 02:35:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/826Celebritiesracismsexismanti-gaymediaNews