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'I'm not racist': Common claim after racial slurs
It's almost a cliche. First, someone talking about blacks makes reference to fried chicken, watermelon, monkeys or dogs — or even uses the indefensible N-word. Then, along with the inevitable apology, comes the kicker: I'm not racist. The latest...Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicken, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Hate Crimes
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Indy to pay $150K to settle police beating lawsuit
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis has agreed to pay $150,000 to the mother of a biracial teenager who was beaten by police in 2010, sparking racial tensions and a federal lawsuit. City attorney Samantha Karn told The Indianapolis Star (http://indy....Tags: FBI, Police Arrests
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Daniels: Purdue community must fight bias together
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University President Mitch Daniels says it's time for the entire school community to work together to fight bigotry on the West Lafayette campus. Daniels addressed students, faculty, staff and others who...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Purdue University, Hate Crimes
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Purdue probes possible hate crime after protest
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University police were investigating a possible hate crime Tuesday stemming from a protest march over racial tension the day before. A placard left as part of a display at a building housing university...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Minority Groups, Students, Civil Rights, Colleges and Universities
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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: Justice and Rights, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Civil Rights, Social Issues
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Racial intimidation claims probed at Michigan school
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — Authorities are investigating complaints that some students attending a West Michigan high school used racial slurs and donned apparel similar to that worn by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Grand Haven Schools... -
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: Laws, Internists, Crime, Law and Justice, Discrimination, Fordham University
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S. Ind. school to apologize for racist costumes
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — Officials at a predominantly white middle school in southern Indiana plan to apologize for costumes students wore to a basketball game that sparked allegations of racism. Three New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Barack Obama, NAACP
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Wiretapping case moves forward in federal court
SOUTH BEND – It will likely be the end of the year before a federal judge makes a ruling on the legality of recorded phone calls that prompted a wiretapping investigation and subsequent lawsuits at South Bend's police department. Tuesday,...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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South Bend wiretapping case in federal court
SOUTH BEND – It will likely be the end of the year before a federal judge makes a ruling on the legality of recorded phone calls at South Bend's Police Department. On Tuesday, attorneys representing South Bend, the City Council and four police...
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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: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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Federal judge blocks City Council request on SBPD wiretapping case
SOUTH BEND – There’s a new development in a lawsuit related to the controversial tapes recorded at the South Bend Police Department that led to the demotion of the Police Chief and firing of a police department employee. According to court...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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