RACISM
FOR THE LOVE OF HOCKEY "Not in the right sport"
I know a lot of hockey players and fans make fun of basketball, but as someone who grew up playing and watching a ton of basketball, I still love everything about March Madness. The first four days o...
Posted on 3/27/13 at 12:10 AM
Deb Snustad, Grand Forks, letter: Condemnations of all students are uncalled for 
I am in total agreement that the three students who chose to put on KKK-like garments at the high school hockey game the previous evening were totally inappropriate. What frustrates me are the comments that are being made by many people in reference to the entire student section and to student population of Red River High School as a whole.
By Deb Snustad , February 27, 2013
OUR OPINION: Mind the trip wires of U.S. life
It’s so easy to take American life for granted. Especially for a young person. Especially for a young person in an orderly community such as Grand Forks.
By Tom Dennis , February 25, 2013
School: ‘Action taken’ against students wearing KKK garb
Grand Forks Red River High School administrators said Saturday that action has been taken against students who dressed in Ku Klux Klan garb Friday night during the Roughriders’ state tournament hockey game against Fargo Davies.
By Robb Jeffries , February 23, 2013
Some patients won't see nurses of different race
It's been called one of medicine's "open secrets" — allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race.
By Jeff Karoub , February 22, 2013
U.S. Justice Sotomayor pens memoir
In a memoir to be published on Tuesday, Sonia Sotomayor writes of the chronic disease, troubled family relationships and failed marriage that accompanied her rise from a housing project in the Bronx to a seat on America’s highest court.
By Terry Baynes , January 20, 2013
Wisconsin school suspends boy over noose, KKK symbol
A high school in western Wisconsin has suspended a ninth-grade boy for giving a small noose and "KKK symbol" to a black classmate.
By Associated Press , December 28, 2012
Anti-racism campaign draws criticism in Duluth
A campaign in Duluth aimed at creating a dialogue about racism is being criticized as offensive.
By Associated Press , February 12, 2012
Men get 14 and 15 years for London teen's murder
The murder of 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence shocked the country and came to be seen as a festering racial injustice. It took 19 years before anyone was convicted, and three other suspects remain at large.
By Meera Selva , January 04, 2012
FIFA leader expresses regret for racism remarks
Trying to stem the uproar caused by his comments on racism, FIFA President Sepp Blatter expressed regret today for causing offense to anyone but stopped short of a full apology and rejected calls to resign. Blatter said he was sorry for the furor caused by his claim that racist abuse does not exist on the soccer field and that any racial incidents could be settled by a handshake at the end of a match.
By Chris Lehourites , November 18, 2011
Rick Perry defends Confederate symbols since 2000
Eleven years ago, when the NAACP stepped up a campaign to remove the Confederate battle flag from statehouses and other government buildings across the South, it found an opponent in Rick Perry.
By Will Weissert , October 04, 2011
NPR executive slams tea party on hidden camera
The latest round of conservative attacks on public broadcasting got fresh ammunition with the release of a hidden-camera video of an NPR executive calling the tea party racist and saying the network would be better off without federal money anyway.
By Ben Nuckols , March 09, 2011
Ohio school apologizes for making black student pretend to be a 'slave' during class
The mother of a black Ohio fifth grader assigned to play a slave for a social studies lesson says the school should be more sensitive.
By Associated Press , March 04, 2011
Minnesota landlords settle case of alleged discrimination in Detroit Lakes
An elderly woman and her son accused of racial discrimination for refusing to rent a property in Detroit Lakes to a black woman will pay more than $25,000 to the alleged victim.
By Associated Press , February 11, 2011
Poll: Racial equality still elusive in U.S.
On Monday, the nation will mark the 25th anniversary of the federal observance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. But a recent poll found 77 percent of those interviewed say there has been significant progress toward King's dream, about the same percentage as felt that way in 2006. More than one in five say they feel there has been "no significant progress" toward that dream.
By Errin Haines , January 15, 2011
Wisconsin police agencies begin collecting racial data
All 650 or so law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin are beginning an effort to determine whether deputies and officers are stopping drivers on the basis of race.
By Carrie Antlfinger , January 01, 2011
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