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Monday, April 28th, 2003(Image courtesy of and (C) Damali Ayo. Sales of Ayo’s work are available at her web site.)
Archive for April, 2003
South Africa to Pay Reparations
Thursday, April 17th, 2003 15 April 2003, New York Times
by Ginger Thompson
JOHANNESBURG, April 15 — President Thabo Mbeki said today that his government would pay reparations totaling some $85 million to more than 19,000 victims of apartheid crimes, who testified about their suffering before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
In a speech before Parliament, President Mbeki announced that the family […]
More Republican Racism
Monday, April 14th, 2003 Where’s the Outrage?
Washington Post: Friday, April 11, 2003; Page A26
It was less than four months ago that Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott lost his job as majority leader, and deservedly so, after praising the segregationist presidential campaign of Strom Thurmond. Now another lawmaker, Republican Rep. Barbara Cubin of Wyoming, has out-Lotted Mr. Lott. Mrs. Cubin’s remarks […]
Justice Entails Ending ‘White Privilege’
Monday, April 14th, 2003 (I wrote the following as an invited opinion editorial which appeared in the 13 April 2003 issue of the Free Lance-Star, Fredriksburg, VA.)
The debate about racism in America today revolves around achieving diversity. But focusing on diversity means questions of history and power go unasked and unanswered. Without an unflinching understanding of the history […]
Lincoln Statue Heightens Old Pains
Monday, April 7th, 2003 Confederacy Backers Say They’ll Never Recognize Tribute
By Michael D. Shear and Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, April 6, 2003; Page C06
RICHMOND, April 5 — The unveiling of an Abraham Lincoln statue today in downtown Richmond, a city his armies once conquered, was heralded as part of an effort to heal old wounds. But the ceremony […]
Md. Settles Lawsuit Over Racial Profiling
Thursday, April 3rd, 2003 Traffic Stops by State Police To Receive More Monitoring
By Brigid Schulte
Washington Post staff writer
Thursday, April 3, 2003; Page B01
Maryland approved an agreement yesterday that is expected to influence state police conduct in routine traffic stops, providing safeguards against discrimination, and bring to a close the longest-running racial profiling lawsuit in the nation.
In unanimously approving a […]
Columbia Defends Affirmative Action
Thursday, April 3rd, 2003 By Omar Melhem, UPI Correspondent
Published 4/2/2003 6:19 PM
WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) — The president of Columbia University — speaking the day after Supreme Court arguments on affirmative action — said Wednesday he views affirmative action as the most important civil rights issue in the country.
Columbia’s Lee Bollinger added that he supports affirmative action in academia, […]