Racism

The Washington Times’ “Inside the Beltway” column gave voice to this ridiculous claim today,

Poor tea partiers! All they’re trying to do is rally and show their support for smaller government, and the mean old liberals keep saying they’re racist. Now where would anybody get a crazy idea like that? – NewsOne Staff

From the NY Times: ALBANY — State Senator Kevin S. Parker apologized Monday for an outburst last week in which he called Republicans white supremacists, saying that he realized his comments had become a major distraction for the Senate.

From the LA Times: High school students in Compton were upset in February when they heard that a group of UC San Diego students had mocked their hometown by holding a “Compton Cookout” party and inviting guests to come as “ghetto chicks” and gangsters.

From the Huffington Post: Arizona’s new immigration law is just about crime, its supporters say, but given that the state’s new education policy equates ethnic studies programs with high treason, they may not be using the commonly accepted definition of “crime.”

Martha Minow, dean of Harvard Law School,  has released a statement in response to the controversy that erupted yesterday when a student’s email discussing “the possibility that African Americans are, on average, genetically predisposed to be less intelligent.”

Arizona’s new law targeting illegal immigrants has sparked a firestorm of controversy. The law, which allows police officers to stop anyone they have “reasonable suspicion” is in the country illegally, then arrest them if they cannot provide immediate proof that they aren’t, will undoubtedly lead to an increase in racial profiling. Additionally, the de facto […]

From ThinkProgress.com: Arizona, Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, who has been a cop for 52 years, says the controversial immigration law will definitely lead to racial profiling. He told local TV station KGUN9 that the law is “racist,” “digusting,” and “unnecessary,” and he won’t enforce it. While the law may not explicitly mandate profiling, Dupnik […]

PHOENIX – The debate over Arizona’s new illegal immigrant law will likely move from protest lines and talk shows to the courtroom, where a judge could be asked to decide whether the state can enforce laws that until now had been the federal government’s exclusive domain.

From USA Today: PEARL, Miss. — The body of white supremacist and attorney Richard Barrett was found in his suburban Jackson, Miss., home Thursday, the victim of an apparent homicide.

From News-Press.com: A Haitian-born food server at The Ritz-Carlton’s beach resort in Naples was told March 12 his services wouldn’t be needed that day.