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...decades. In its report, "Finding Families for African American Children," the institute argues that race should be a factor in adoption placement, and that agencies should be allowed to screen non-black families who want to adopt black children - for their ability to teach self-esteem and defense against racism, and for their level of interaction with other black people. The authors' recommendations reflect the findings that transracial adoptees report struggling to fit in with their peers, their communities and even with their own families. The study also says that minority children adopted by white parents are likely to express...
...Wright and Wrong Finally, clarity on the Jeremiah Wright issue from Joe Klein [May 12]. Obama's rise promises a departure from the country's troubled wars over culture and race. Yes, Wright has done great things, but at a hefty price: despair and hopelessness about racism. People like Wright should be afraid of Barack Obama and his promise of change. Joseph Morriss, Chicago...
Wright and Wrong Finally, clarity on the Jeremiah Wright issue [May 12]. Yes, he has done great things, but at a hefty price: despair about racism. People like Wright should be afraid of Barack Obama's promise of change. Joseph Morriss, CHICAGO...
Finally, clarity on the Jeremiah Wright issue [May 12]. Yes, he has done great things, but at a hefty price: despair about racism. People like Wright should be afraid of Barack Obama's promise of change. Joseph Morriss, CHICAGO...
...classroom, where blacks and Latinos often sit on opposite sides of the room. "But those are cliques," she says. "It's not like we're mean to each other." Senior Oscar Hernandez, 18, says the May 9 melee started out as a simple schoolyard conflict. "It's not about racism - it's just individuals having problems with each other," he says. "But when you see your friend being beat up, you're going to reach out to help...