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Before Canseco – Early History of Latinos in Baseball Full of Hits and Runs Around the Colorline

Prior to the officially mandated segregation of the sport in 1878, American baseball, in its humble and loosely structured beginnings, featured on its rosters scores of Latino players who are now stirring the attention of contemporary researchers and historians.

June 16, 2007

African-American

Separate and Unequal: Black Americans and the US Federal Goverment. – book reviews

Separate & Unequal: Black Americans and the U.S. Federal Government, Desmond King, Oxford University Press, 1995. $35.00 (hardcover)

June 16, 2007

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The man who pulled – TV documentary on A. Philip Randolph, labor leader and Civil Rights activist – includes related article

It would be hard to overstate the importance of A. Philip Randolph to the last century of American history. It would also be hard to overstate the deep shadow into which his memory has faded.

June 15, 2007

Leadership & Policy

IU Reconsiders Gym’s Name Over Segregationist Letters

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Indiana University officials are considering whether to keep the name of a longtime school trustee on a gymnasium following a student newspaper article about 1940s letters in which he advocated racial segregation.

April 12, 2007

Asian American Pacific Islander

Overshadowed

Ask the average person what comes to mind at the mention of the Black Panther Party…

February 7, 2007

Students

Study: Black, Hispanic Children Suffer Bleak Living Conditions

Living conditions experienced by children in the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas continues to show a depressing picture for Black and Hispanic children, according to a new report from the Harvard School of Public Health. Another study shows Whites less trusting of foreign-born doctors than Blacks.

January 29, 2007

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Just the Stats with Olivia Pullmann

The recent U.S. Supreme Court cases challenging racial integration efforts in public schools…

January 10, 2007

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Quote of Note

Aparently, a country club is U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s point of reference in arguing…

December 27, 2006

Students

Legal Experts Await Supreme Court’s Ruling

Does a Black student improve educationally by sitting next to a White student in class?…

December 27, 2006

Community Colleges

Plaintiffs Seek End of Alabama College Desegregation Case

BIRMINGHAM Ala. A federal judge is expected to issue an order next week that would bring an end to Alabama’s long-running college desegregation case, but some oppose the move, saying more still needs to be done.

December 7, 2006

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments For Voluntary Desegregation

During oral arguments Monday before the U.S. Supreme Court, neither the attorneys fighting race-conscious school assignments, nor the justices in their questioning, suggested that racial diversity was an unimportant goal. The primary issue before the court was whether achieving racial diversity in schools is a compelling enough goal to justify government intervention.

December 4, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Debate On Desegregation Rages as Supreme Court Begins Oral Arguments

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in two school desegregation cases that could drastically affect race-conscious initiatives in schools across the country. The justices are expected to make a decision this spring.

December 2, 2006