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Diversity efforts in lacrosse slow to pay off, but it's a start
When Chazz Woodson, a midfielder for Major League Lacrosse's Ohio Machine, stated recently that a racial epithet had been directed at him three times during his collegiate career at Brown, once by an opposing player and twice by teammates, the old myth...Tags: Culture, Lacrosse, High School Sports, Major League Lacrosse, Ohio Machine
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Downstate prosecutor admits error in murder case
Tribune reporterIn an unusual legal concession, a longtime prosecutor from southern Illinois said Monday that he would agree to a new trial for a man convicted of murder amid allegations the prosecutor improperly injected racially charged language at the trial two...Tags: Trials, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Prosecution
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Time to fight the epidemic of online hate
Several women's advocates recently put the spotlight on misogynistic postings to Facebook promoting and celebrating violent attacks on women. As a result of their pressure on advertisers and others, Facebook eventually responded — admitting it could...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Martin Luther King Jr., Viral Diseases and Infections, Google Inc., Computer Networking and Internet
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Daniel Hope gives Vivaldi new life at Ravinia
On the face of it, it seems like a goofy idea: Recomposing Vivaldi's greatest hit – the ubiquitous "Four Seasons" – music almost everybody knows from its use in countless TV commercials and movie soundtracks, on elevators and over the phone...
Tags: Culture, Nazi Party, Music, Entertainment, Dave Brubeck
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Zimmerman prosecutors won't use 'profiled' in jury selection
SANFORD — Quietly and with hardly anyone noticing, George Zimmerman's attorneys persuaded prosecutors not to use the word "profiled" during jury selection. That means the theory that is the backbone of the state's case — that 17-year-old...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Shootings, Mark O'Mara, Trayvon Martin, FBI
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Answer to anti-Semitism is found in Islam
Mr. Dreier (“Pastor should apologize for remarks,” June 15) unfairly castigates the good pastor Griem for anti-Semitism. Unfortunately for Dreier, the rising tide of worldwide anti-Semtism can't be laid at the feet of Griem. The ever-...Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, Qur'an, Judaism, Religious Texts
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George Zimmerman trial: Profiles of 40 prospective jurors
Prosecutors and defense attorneys have settled on 40 prospective jurors to move on to the second round of questioning in the George Zimmerman second-degree-murder trial, Circuit Judge Debra Nelson announced Tuesday. The prospective panel is made up of...
Tags: Jesse Jackson, Alzheimer's Disease, Shootings, NPR, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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CTU's Lewis rips Emanuel's 'elite' advisers
Clout StreetIn the wake of recent school closings and teacher layoffs, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis took aim Tuesday at the two R’s of her education reform effort — racism and revenue. Lewis, speaking to the City Club of Chicago, did not...Tags: Chicago Mayor, City Club of Chicago, Chicago Teachers Union, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance
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Supreme Court considers landmark equality cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has devoted decades to giving meaning to the Constitution's promise of equality for all before the law. Now, as the court heads into the final two weeks of this year's term, the justices may be about to close one...
Tags: Students, Politics, Family, University of California, Irvine, Voting
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Column: The curse of Redskins
See if this makes sense to you: For years, I’ve argued with certain African-American people about their insistence upon using the so-called N-word which, to my ears, is, inalterably, a statement of self-loathing. They say I don’t...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Washington Redskins, Roger Goodell, Entertainment Events, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Ax-throwing ex-con threatens Volusia County teens
Daytona Beach police are searching for a man witnesses say threw an ax through the rear window of a Jeep Cherokee with four teenagers inside in a fit of road rage Friday afternoon. According to police, two 16-year-old boys, one 18-year-old man —...
Tags: Daytona Beach, Port Orange
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Housing discrimination hasn't disappeared
The reassuring story of desegregation in America has gotten a lot of play these last few years. Black migration to suburbs and an influx of immigrants, we're told, have relegated all-white neighborhoods to the ash heap of history. It’s “THE...
Tags: Minority Groups, Real Estate Buyers, Services and Shopping, Real Estate, Discrimination
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