Word: racism
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...Carolina was less than pristine. His campaign there was marked by a number of missteps, most notably his opening speech at Bob Jones University, an institution notorious for its prohibition of interracial dating and for the anti-Catholic sentiments of its founder. Bush's seeming indifference to the institutional racism of his host was only the first indication of his new willingness to go to any lengths to win votes in the state, a willingness further evidenced by his attacks on McCain's voting record on veterans' issues. Running as a born-again Christian, Bush had another conversion in South...
Carter said that thinking in terms of "tribalism," which he defined as the natural preference "of every member of every tribe....[to] rather be with members of their own tribe," would show that racism does not exist...
...said that if her statements in the Globe seemed to accuse the supporters of Burton's impeachment of racism, that was "surely not the intent," and was rather a result of the Globe taking her words out of context...
...Globe piece, Driskell was actually quoted as saying "I think [the impeachment is] a personal attack, and they're just trying to get one of us out of office", and then elsewhere in the story , "Racism at Harvard is a very subtle thing. It's not a thing to toss around lightly, but we're beginning to wonder...
...black and minority leaders, in part because it's unclear how the 'diversity outreach' and '20 percent' plan will actually work. "The 20 percent rule is an attempt to be inclusive, to open doors without outwardly using race as a guideline," says Cohen. "But a lot of people believe racism still exists - and that the legacy of discrimination has not been erased." Many Floridians also wonder whether the 20 percent rule will be entirely fair. "The person in the 25th percentile at a better high school is a better candidate than the kid at the 15th percentile...