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...United States, cursed by a racist past and a religious present, has stumbled into fearing its own “melting...
...Manoj, 27: "It feels good to know that the motel has a place in history and that we are able to keep it alive." Which is why it's a shame that the Patels and other innkeepers of South Asian descent have prompted a xenophobic--some might say racist--response from competitors along the U.S.'s historic highways...
...positive step forward to get four of the top reggae artist to condemn anti-gay violence," says Tatchell, whose group was initially derided as racist when they began picketing reggae concerts in the U.K. and abroad. "We are not against reggae or dancehall - the genre is great - but we object to the small number of artists using music to incite violence...
...Specter is also championing Bush's controversial nominee to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Leslie Southwick. Critics of the judge cite two of his District Court decisions that could be construed as racist and anti-gay. Specter dismisses these criticisms, arguing that Southwick is a highly respected judge with a unanimous rating from the American Bar Association. After months of wrangling, Specter this week won his battle to force the full Senate to give Southwick an up or down vote...
...Glory Road, the inspirational tale of the Texas Western Miners, the first all-black college basketball team to win a national championship. In one of the movie's game scenes, the Miners played East Texas University, now Texas A&M-Commerce, and Aggies were enraged at their depiction as racist. While the Miners were derided and experienced racism during their rise to glory, the depiction of Aggie fans as racist was historically inaccurate, critics said; Hudgins said the movie used poetic license in the scene to symbolize several real incidents. With Aggie sensibilities so offended, state senate finance committee chairman...