Why They Call It Marijuana: Racism And The War On Drugs

When prompted to consider historical racism, most of us visualize notorious Civil Rights Movement scenes: sit-ins, fire hoses, bus boycotts, I Have a Dream. A smaller group of us know that when the last of the conspicuous injustices were deinstitutionalized by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, certain policies more covertly aimed at racial..

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Dealing with overt and covert racism by Amal Abu Zeidan -

Amal Abu Zeidan tackles the sensitive topic of racism within Israeli society. Discussing Jewish racism against the Arab citizens of Israel, Abu Zeidan traces the roots of the racist perception of the Arab �other�. Shifting the gaze inward, Abu Zeidan also looks at the particular form of racism that has taken hold within Arab society.

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Government sends out 2k fake applications to unmask 'racism'

Ministers were embroiled in a row last night over an extraordinary covert operation to expose racist businesses. Civil servants in Yvette Cooper's department have fabricated more than 2,000 job applications and concocted hundreds of false names to try to catch out bigoted managers.

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Racism Still Alive

Though the recent election of Barack Obama as our next president marks a significant milestone for the advancement of underrepresented groups in politics, the resonance of racism still persists in the United States and is quickly and covertly gaining ground among younger generations.

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