Racism News

8:01 AM EST
12/5/2011 Kentucky church ends ban on interracial couplesAmid increasing controversy, a church in eastern rural Kentucky has ended its ban on interracial couples.

Source:AHN Topics:Religion And Belief, Christianity, Social Issue, Minority Group, National Or Ethnic Minority, Racism

7:26 AM EST
12/1/2011 Kentucky church under fire for banning interracial couplesThe decision of a church in eastern Kentucky to ban interracial couples has ignited controversy and declarations from the National Association of Free Will Baptists that its congregations are not racist.

Source:AHN Topics:Religion And Belief, Christianity, Baptist, Social Issue, Minority Group, National Or Ethnic Minority, Racism

9:59 AM EST
11/23/2011 Vodka ad pulled after cries of anti-SemitismA billboard advertising an inexpensive vodka that the Anti-Defamation League said reinforced anti-Semitic stereotypes has been removed.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Mass Media, Social Issue, Racism, Economy, Business And Finance, Media, Advertising

2:03 PM EDT
10/5/2011 Civil rights champion Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth dies at 89The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, who helped to form and lead the movement for civil rights, died Wednesday morning at the age of 89, according to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, People, Accomplishment, Social Issue, Minority Group, National Or Ethnic Minority, Racism

8:13 AM EDT
9/26/2011 Student Republican bake sale under fireRepublican students at the University of California Berkeley plan to hold a controversial bake sale despite outcry over what critics say is a "racist" protest against affirmative action.

Source:AHN Topics:Education, University, Social Issue, Racism

3:13 PM EDT
9/23/2011 Islamophobia prompts outcries about Muslim civil rightsMore concern that Islamophobia is gaining ground arose this week in the United States and Europe.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Freedom Of Religion, Religion And Belief, Islam, Social Issue, Racism

11:09 AM EDT
9/20/2011 Black-white marriages on the riseIn a sign that racial barriers are slowing abating, the number of black-white marriages are rising, according to a university study. However, they still remain far behind the rate of mixed-race marriages between whites and other minorities.

Source:AHN Topics:Social Issue, Family, Marriage, Racism

1:33 PM EDT
8/4/2011 Rights group investigating noose at Pennsylvania beverage plantAlabama-based civil rights organization The Ordinary People Society has launched an investigation into reports that a hangman’s noose was hung in a Pennsylvania beverage plant where several African-Americans are employed.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Inquiry, Justice And Rights, Social Issue, Racism

7:35 AM EDT
8/3/2011 Bronx Catholic principal removed over 'racist' viewsA Bronx Catholic school principal who wrote books critical of multiculturalism has been removed from his post.

Source:AHN Topics:Education, School, Religion And Belief, Christianity, Social Issue, Racism

6:56 AM EDT
6/29/2011 Bay Area Rapid Transit, victim's mother settle for $1.3 millionThe mother of a man who was fatally shot while on his way home on a Bay Area train on New Year's Day in 2009 has decided to settle her lawsuit against the agency.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Prosecution, Politics, Local Authority, Social Issue, Racism