Sat., May 25, 2013 1:46pm (EDT)

Articles Tagged "racism"

  • Wed., February 27, 2013 12:05pm
    Emory University students are planning a rally Wednesday amid continuing controversy over an essay by the school president, who used the three-fifths compromise on slavery to make a point about finding common ground.
  • Mon., December 3, 2012 8:03pm
    Looming highway construction plans in Macon are heating up long-simmering resentment in the neighborhood that will be most affected, and reviving memories of what some call a dark page in America’s transportation history.
  • Fri., September 30, 2011 4:30pm
    African-American groups and some education advocates want Georgia school officials to collect better data on what they call a "pipeline" from schools to prison. One Texas study tracked over a million kids and determined that -- even accounting for poverty and other factors -- black students were much more likely than whites to receive harsher punishment for similar non-violent and non-drug-related offenses like truancy, improper dress and using cell phones.
  • Tue., September 8, 2009 5:45pm
    Some African-Americans say their sons are being unfairly targeted for schoo
  • Sat., August 15, 2009 9:47am
    Several conservative groups that include members of the tea party movement
  • Wed., August 12, 2009 2:22pm
    Congressman David Scott of Georgia says racism has taken over the debate su