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Professor: Community college has culture of racism
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A Mott Community College professor and a black secretary say there's a culture of racism that's become prevalent at the Flint school. The Flint Journal reports (http://bit.ly/15ONiUO ) Beverly Bliesath, a business management...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Social Issues, Racism, Education
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Same-sex marriage: Which Supreme Court case is more important?
CBS NewsIn two different cases this week, the Supreme Court will consider the powerful question of what it means to be married. On Tuesday, the court will hear arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry -- a case considering the constitutionality of California's gay...Tags: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Lawyers, Judges, Human Rights Campaign, Politics
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Some patients won't see nurses of different race
DETROIT (AP) — It's been called one of medicine's "open secrets" — allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race. In the latest example, a white man with a swastika tattoo insisted that black nurses not be...
Tags: Human Interest, Health and Medical Professionals, Politics, Minority Groups, Social Issues
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Indiana teacher suspended over anti-gay remarks
FARMERSBURG, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana school district reeling from the uproar over a teacher's comments that she believes gays have no purpose in life suspended the woman Wednesday. Superintendent Mark Baker of the Northeast School Corp. in...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Gay Rights
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Amid Boy Scout turmoil, other groups hope to grow
NEW YORK (AP) — With the Boy Scouts of America entangled in a furor over its ban on gays, lesser-known youth organizations across the ideological spectrum see an opportunity. They wonder if the turmoil might prompt some families to give them a...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, East Harlem, Clubs and Associations, New York City, Minority Groups
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Dowagiac rallies around school logo
WSBT-TVDOWAGIAC, Mich. – There's no question that people have strong feelings about their high school sports programs. So, when the state mandates you change your mascot, it certainly gets people worked up. On Friday, the Michigan Department of Civil...Tags: Schools, High School Sports, High Schools, Crime, Law and Justice, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Complaint: End Native American mascots in schools
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights wants the federal government to step in and prohibit the use of American Indian mascots and imagery in Michigan schools. The department filed a complaint Friday with the U.S. Department...
Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Justice and Rights
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Offensive mascots? 4 local school districts face complaint
Are Native American mascots offensive in a manner similar to blackface or the depiction of other cultures as brutal "savages" in old movies? Are they just harmless fun? Does the answer vary depending on how the mascot is portrayed? Four school districts...
Tags: Racism, Crime, Law and Justice, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Justice and Rights
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Local congressional delegation reacts to Obama gun plan
WASHINGTON, DC – Some of our area members of Capitol Hill are reacting to the president's new gun control plan unveiled on Wednesday. Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) released the following statement: “As a supporter of the Second...
Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Health and Safety at School, Joe Donnelly
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National Cathedral to host 1st same-sex weddings
WASHINGTON — The Washington National Cathedral, where the nation gathers to mourn tragedies and celebrate new presidents, will soon begin hosting same-sex marriages. Cathedral officials tell The Associated Press the church will be among the...
Tags: Human Rights Campaign, Politics, Minority Groups, Christianity, Social Issues
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Ivory Coast stampede survivors blame barricades
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, after a New Year's Eve fireworks display at a stadium said Wednesday that barricades stopped them from moving along a main...
Tags: New Year's Day, Hospitals and Clinics, Côte d'Ivoire, Mountains, Human Interest
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UPDATE: Cursing woman in Berrien County Jail for 10 days released
NILES, Mich. (AP) — A woman who was kept in Berrien County jail for 10 days after cursing in the county clerk's office at the courthouse has been released after a second judge intervened. LaRue Ford tells TV station WOOD (http://bit.ly/RWqgL7 )...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Judges, Television Industry, Justice System, Prisons
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