Stories from April 2008
Wednesday, April 30
Poisonous "Authenticity",
City Journal
320 Complaints of Racial Profiling and Not One Had Merit, LAPD Says,
Los Angeles Times
High Incarceration Rate of Blacks Is Function of Crime, Not Racism,
Investor’s Business Daily
A Professor Sues His Students,
Inside Higher Education
Clayton Schools Chief Can Be off Work Almost Half the Time,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Petition Seeks to Remove Denton Confederate Statue,
WFAA-TV (Dallas-Fort Worth)
More Text Messages Revealed in Detroit Mayor Sex Scandal,
AP
Islamic Heritage Festival & Parade Weekend Festival Weekend Highlights,
Islamic Cultural Preservation and Information Council (ICPIC)
Immigration System Near ‘Collapse’,
Toronto Star
UK Centre of Islamist Terror in Europe: Europol,
India Times (Gurgaon, Haryana)
‘Polygamy Doesn’t Work’ Says Father of 77,
Telegraph (London)
Mugabe ‘Accepts That Morgan Tsvangirai Won’,
Telegraph (London)
Tuesday, April 29
Obama’s Pastor Makes More Trouble,
Special to AR News,
Obama Says He’s Outraged by Former Pastor’s Comments,
AP
Sharpton Raps Obama,
New York Post
H-1Bs: Still Not the Best and the Brightest,
Center for Immigration Studies
Report Card on Girls in Minnesota Finds Large Ethnic Gaps,
KARE-TV (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
FraserNet Launches First and Only Search Engine Dedicated to Finding and Promoting Black-Owned Businesses,
PRWeb (Ferndale, Washington)
Noose Reported at Secret Service Facility,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Summer Employers Brace for Shortage of Foreign Workers,
AP
Looking at People’s Phobia of Muslims,
San Francisco Chronicle
In France, Prisons Filled With Muslims,
Washington Post
Black Cop Calls Black Boss Racist,
Times (Johannesburg)
Monday, April 28
Teen Pleads Guilty to Intimidating 'Jena 6' Marchers,
CNN
N.Va. Hit With Cost of School Migration,
Washington Post
Admissions by Software,
Inside Higher Education
The ABA’s ‘Diversity’ Diktat,
Wall Street Journal
Plan Targets Anti-Western Lessons,
Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Data on Minority Doctorates Suppressed,
Inside Higher Education
Traffic Court Judge May Lose His Seat,
Philadelphia Inquirer
Many South L.A. Students Frightened and Depressed, Survey Finds,
Los Angeles Times
"Making Britain Our Home Again",
British National Party
‘A World Of Casual Racism’ Exposed At BA,
Independent (London)
Black Is Finally in Fashion at Vogue,
Independent (London)
Sun, Sand, Sex and Stupidity: Why Thousands of Middle-Aged Women Are Obsessed With Holiday Gigolos,
Daily Mail (London)
Friday, April 25
McCain Says N.C. Republicans out of Touch Over Ad,
Reuters
‘Super Tuesday for Equal Rights’,
Wall Street Journal
Pastors Accuse Planned Parenthood for ‘Genocide’ on Blacks,
Fox News
Oakland: When School Bullies Get out of Hand,
San Francisco Chronicle
Rev. Wright, in PBS Interview, Defends Sermons and Calls Coverage ‘Unfair’,
Washington Post
ACLU Partners With Mexican Human Rights Commission to Protect Migrants,
KPBS News (San Diego)
Is It Time to Give Up the Search for an Aids Vaccine?,
Independent (London)
N.C. Counties to Further Enforce Immigration Policies,
ALIPAC
Identity Theft Linked to Illegal Immigration,
Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
After Slavery, Servitude,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
What Science Says About Diversity (Part I),
AR Classic Article
Thursday, April 24
MSU Leftists Seize Wells Hall Bridge, MSU Students Fight Back,
Spartan Spectator
Many Mexicans See Oil as Last Frontier against US Invasion,
AP
Hundreds Riot At L.A. Detention Center For Illegal Immigrants,
Los Angeles Times
James’ Controversial Comments Stir Up Latino Community,
WBTV-TV (Charlotte)
Test Run For 2010 Census is Scaled Back, Worrying Experts,
AP
Prof Backs Out of Diversity Seminar,
Albuquerque Journal
African Immigrants, Black Americans at Odds,
Roanoke Times
Firms ‘Must Pay for Migrants’ English Lessons’ ,
Telegraph (London)
Take Care in Paris, Sweden Urges Young Women,
Reuters
Chinese Flags Dominate Australian Part of Relay,
AP
Wednesday, April 23
U.S. Government Scraps Virtual Border Fence Prototype ,
TG Daily
Like-Minded, Living Nearby,
Wall Street Journal
Report Finds Race-Based Gap in College Grad Rates,
US News
Senator Pushes School Course on Mass 1930s Deportations,
AP
Telepictures Productions to Take Essence Across Platforms,
Broadcasting & Cable
Louisiana Panel Blocks Anti-Droopy Pants Bill,
AP
Beauty: Tanning = White Trash?,
Scoop (Wellington, New Zealand)
Africa: Nations Lag Behind in Millennium Goals, Says UN Chief ,
Catholic Information Service for Africa (Nairobi)
80 Children Die From Tap Water,
Johannesburg Times
Lynchings in Congo as Penis Theft Panic Hits Capital,
Reuters
Tuesday, April 22
New TB Threat: Global Ties Bring an Ancient Disease to Silicon Valley,
San Jose Mercury News
Colo. Lawmaker Removed From Podium Over Mexicans Remark,
AP
Brawl Leads to Lockdown at O.C. Jail,
Los Angeles Times
Black Colleges Seeking More Financial Support from Alumni,
AP
‘I Infected 1500 Girls With AIDS’,
The Sun (London)
Race in a Genetic World,
Harvard Magazine
Opponents of Toronto Afrocentric School Vent Rage in E-mails,
Canadian Press
Muslim Call to Adopt Mecca Time,
BBC News
Boy Flees Islamic School That Makes Beggars of African Kids,
AP
Killing Children a Political Ritual,
Reuters
Monday, April 21
Enoch Powell: the Great Lie Survives,
Telegraph (London)
Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ Speech,
Telegraph (London)
Immigration Puts Birmingham in Euro Spotlight,
Birmingham Post
In Pennsylvania, White Male Vote is the Key,
Christian Science Monitor
50 Percent of LA Workforce Are Immigrants,
UPI
Migrants Send Less Money Back to Mexico,
Los Angeles Times
Official Apologizes for Black Student Meeting on Test Scores,
AP
Unbeaten Calzaghe Climbs Off Canvas to Get Split Decision,
AP
Protesters Target CNN after Jack Cafferty’s Remarks on China,
Los Angeles Times
Many African-Americans Have a Gene that Prolongs Life after Heart Failure,
Physorg.com
Friday, April 18
Pope Urges Open Arms for Immigrants to US,
Houston Chronicle
Congressman Tancredo Blasts Pope on His Pro-Immigrant Stance,
Washington Post
House Cracks Down on Undocumented Workers,
Sioux City Journal
Woman Alleging Voter Fraud a Prominent Diversity Activist,
Face the State (Colorado)
Mugabe Blames Zimbabwe’s Troubles On Britain, Whites, Foes,
AP
Britons Fear Race Violence—Poll,
BBC News
How Can My Son be Racist, Asks Mother of Down’s Boy Charged after Playground Spat with Asian Girl,
Daily Mail (London)
Extra Help for Black Pupils Urged,
BBC News
Critics Say Canada Could Lose Multiculturalism if Immigration Amendments Pass,
Canadian Press
Diversity Destroys Trust,
AR Classic Article
Thursday, April 17
The Pennsylvania Democratic Debate,
Real Clear Politics
Ghetto Bragging Rights Community Hold Candle Light Vigil for Eric Boyd,
underprivilegedJournalism
Baca: Gang Hate Crimes,
John_Schwanda’s Newsroom
As Summer Nears, Police Ramp Up Gang Watch,
Anchorage Daily News
Religious Immigration Group Targets Barletta,
Standard-Speaker (Hazleton)
Torches, Bungee Cords Used to Breach Border Fence,
AP
Immigration Debate Hits Home for Liver Transplant Patients,
Los Angeles Times
Majority Believes Canada Coddles Minorities,
Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Central America Migrant Flow to US Slows,
AP
Latinobarometer Signals That 7 of 10 Latinoamericans Are Against Immigrants,
EFE
White Lies About Dark Crimes,
Sydney Morning Herald
Wednesday, April 16
Immigration Agents Raid Pilgrim’s Pride Plants,
AP
Citizenship Not Assured for Unions Involving Illegal Immigrants,
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Judge Says Lesser Standard Applies As Jury Mulls Boyd’s Fate,
Knoxville News Sentinel
Civil Rights Icon Convicted of Molesting Daughter,
AP
Breast Cancer Decline Limited to White Women,
Reuters
Conn. Students To Get Cash For Passing AP Tests,
AP
Baseball Percentage of Black Players Drops,
AP
Race, Diversity and 1 May,
New Statesman (London)
Brigitte Bardot in Race Hate Row,
London Telegraph
Italy: Two MPs to Represent Four Million Immigrants,
Adn Kronos International
Whites Under Siege Hunker Down in Zimbabwe Election Crisis,
AP
Tuesday, April 15
Asians Put Foot in Racial Spoils Trough,
VDARE.com
Johnson Cites Race in Obama’s Surge,
Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer
Fairfax Postpones Vote About Student Behavior Study,
Washington Post
Asian Groups Fight to Change Eatery’s Name,
Washington Post
Smithsonian Official Resigned In Wake of Ethics Probe,
Washington Post
Council Silences Embattled Detroit Mayor,
AP
Technique Traces Origins of Disease Genes in Mixed Races,
Genetics Times
Racism Rife in Commons, Says MP,
The Observer
Berlusconi Injects Glamour Into Cabinet, But Fears Raised Over Anti-Immigrant Party,
London Times
Congo Plane Crashes at End of Runway and Bursts Into Flames,
AP
Majority of SA School Leavers Are Functionally Illiterate,
UP Education Library Blog
Monday, April 14
Obama’s "Civil Rights" Vision: Quotas, Increased Crime, More Socialism,
VDARE.com
Redefining Campus Diversity,
Christian Science Monitor
NAACP in Detroit to Host Obama’s Embattled Ex-Minister Wright,
Detroit Free Press
Keys Talks About Her Conspiracy Theories,
AP
Fight Muddles Plight Further,
Daily Mississippian (University of Mississippi)
Torii Hunter Called Bud Selig's Bluff About April 15 Number 42,
Black Athlete Sports Network
African Americans and the Video Game Industry,
Intelligent Gamer
‘Righteous Cause’,
Town Talk (Alexandira, Louisiana)
Mexico’s Black History Is Little-Known,
Los Angeles Times
Sunday Times Fires David Bullard,
Louise Marsland, AllAfrica.com (Cape Town)
Judgment Held on ‘Hate Song’,
News 24 (Johannesburg)
Friday, April 11
The ‘Day of the Conservative European Youth’,
vbjantwerpen.org
Girlfriend: Davidson Said Christian Forced to Shoot Newsom,
Knoxville News
Man Charged in Visa Fraud Scheme,
Los Angeles Times
Murdered Pregnant Women: The Racial Divide,
CBS
The Folly of Measuring Character by Race,
Washington Post
Parents Fight Over Which Gang Toddler Should Join,
Denver News
Buffalo’s Black Professionals Find (A Few) New Options for Nightlife,
Buffalo News
Court Overturns Ohio Death Sentence,
AP
Minority Doctors in Short Supply in State,
San Francisco Chronicle
Woman Sues Miss California USA Pageant,
AP
8-Year-Old Girl Asks for Divorce in Court,
Yemen Times
Robert Mugabe Bans Zimbabwe Political Rallies,
London Telegraph
An America without Americans,
AR Classic Article
Thursday, April 10
UPDATE: Athens Student Caused Injuries to Herself,
Morning Telegraph (Tyler)
Boyd’s Video Statement to KPD Will Be Key,
Knoxville News Sentinel
Behavioral Study on Students Stirs Debate,
Washington Post
ProEnglish to Sue Tucson School Over Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish,
ProEnglish News Release
Mass Deportations Coming for Jailed Illegal Immigrants,
Houston Chronicle
Villaraigosa Warns ICE to Back Off Immigration Raids,
Daily Breeze (Los Angeles)
The Catch-22 of Buying Black Media,
Advertising Age (New York)
Realtor Stops Immigrant Loans,
Commercial Appeal (Memphis)
Rights Body Dismisses Maclean’s Case,
National Post (Don Mills, Ontario)
Inn Keeping With Changing Needs,
Oldham Advertiser (London)
Baby Boom Takes Scottish Population to 20-Year High,
The Herald (Glasgow)
Wednesday, April 9
Obama Advance: ‘Get Me More White People’,
Politico
Obama Delegate Resigns After Remark,
AP
Facebook Censorship,
American Renaissance Special Report
Signatures Promise Graduation,
State News (Michigan State University)
Wall of Silence Broken at State’s Muslim Public School,
Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
U.S. Army Set to Recruit Citizens,
The Nation (Nairobi)
Study: Dyslexia Differs by Language,
AP
Muslim Sex Offenders May Opt out of Treatment,
London Telegraph
Children Told They Are Dogs During Mosque Visit,
NIS News Bulletin (‘s-Hertogenbosch)
Russia Has First Post-Soviet Baby Boom,
AP
Zimbabwe Faces Starvation As Mobs Rampage Through Farms,
London Times
Tuesday, April 8
By No Means: Michigan Judge Turns Tables on Advocacy Groups Determined to Derail Civil Rights Initiative,
National Association of Scholars
White Teen Sues UT Over Admissions Policy,
Houston Chronicle
Affirmative Action Ban Scuttled,
Tulsa World
Global White Population to Plummet to Single Digit—Black Population to Double,
National Policy Institute
Three Kids? You Showoffs.,
Washington Post
East Texas Teenager Attacked Over History Project,
KLTV (Tyler, Texas)
The Largest Hate Crime in History,
Louisiana Weekly (New Orleans)
The Art of Unpolicy,
Fred on Everything
Four in Five Say Britain Is Facing a Crisis Over Immigration,
Daily Mail (London)
War Vets Evict 60+ Zim Farmers,
News24 (Cape Town)
‘Slave’ Sues Niger Government,
News 24 (Cape Town)
Monday, April 7
Vodka Maker Apologizes for Ad Depicting Southwest as Part of Mexico,
AP
The Real Cost of Immigration,
Investor’s Business Daily
Modern Black Church Shuns King’s Message,
CNN
College Board Intends to Drop AP Programs in Four Subjects,
Education Week
Documents Generate Indignation,
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Former Rep. Wright Sentenced to 6-8 Years for Fraud,
AP
‘Ruthlessness Gene’ Discovered,
Nature News (London)
Creating a European Indigenous People’s Movement,
Brussels Journal
Neo-Nazi Skinhead Attacks Surge in Russia,
Wall Street Journal Europe
Chinese Beaten Up in Zambia Mines,
BBC News
Friday, April 4
FCPS Cite ‘Morality Gap’,
Fairfax (Virginia) Connection
Fulton Judge Repeats Talk Given to Black-Only Audience,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tom Short and Jared Taylor—Dangerous Men,
Ubuntu (Texas A&M)
The World’s Most Dangerous Gang,
BBC News
Mexico Reconquers California? Absolut Drinks to That!,
Los Angeles Times
Report Criticizes St. Mary’s College for "Appearance of Racism and Discrimination",
San Jose Mercury News
Arundel Policy Change Finds More Suspected Illegal Immigrants,
AP
La. Congressman's Brother Indicted,
AP
Study: ‘Weight-ism’ More Widespread Than Racism,
ABC News
Navajo Nation Likely to Lose Internet Service,
AP
Blood Racket Drained Poor Indian Workers,
AP
Zimbabwe: The Backlash Begins As Paramilitaries Launch Raids,
London Times
Selma to Montgomery, 30 Years Later,
AR Classic Article
Thursday, April 3
Chinese Spying on the Rise, U.S. Says,
Washington Post
Wright Moves On Up,
Investor's Business Daily
Illegal Immigrants Often Die Anonymously,
AP
American Dream Hit by Dollar’s Decline,
Financial Times (London)
Legislators: Deport Illegal Immigrants in Florida’s Prisons to Save Money,
Sun-Sentinel (Palm Beach)
Visible Minorities Pass 5-Million Mark For First Time,
CTV
White Is Minority in This City,
National Post (Don Mills, Ontario)
Visible Minorities the New Majority,
National Post (Don Mills, Ontario)
Interracial Marriages Forming at Unprecedented Rates: Census,
Canadian Press
Anger Over Rising NZealand Immigration,
AP
Poles Go Home to Greener Pastures,
Financial Times
Wednesday, April 2
Fear of Messing Up May Cause Whites to Avoid Blacks,
Science Blog
Keep Affirmative Action About Race,
Daily Illini (University of Illinois-Urbana)
41 Arrested in First Month of Stricter Immigration Policy,
Washington Post
Judge Admits Mistake in Kicking Whites out of Court,
CNN
L.A. Clinic Offers Care for Mayas,
Los Angeles Times
Tories Accused of Racism by Black Party Members,
Jason Beattie, This Is London, April 2, 2008
Threat of Lawsuits Force Changes to Dutch Anti-Islam Film,
Voice of America News
Film ‘Worse Than Fitna’ Abandoned Over Fatwa Fear,
NIS News Bulletin (The Hague)
Is Mugabe Losing His Grip?,
BBC News
Tuesday, April 1
Obama, Clinton Hail Cesar Chavez.. Obama: Holiday,
Los Angeles Times
Controversial Speaker to Appear at Texas A&M,
KBTX-TV (Bryan/College Station, Texas)
Lest We Forget: An Open Letter to My Sisters Who Are Brave,
The Root (Arlington, Va.)
Bad Rap on High School Graduation Rates,
AP
Arizona’s Employers Slow to Get With Program,
Arizona Daily Star
Where U.S.-Mexico Border Fence Is Tall, Border Crossings Fall,
Christian Science Monitor
Women Not Tolerating Sharpton’s Rape Rant,
Palm Beach Post
Disabled Men, Woman Beaten Over Not Paying ‘Fee’ for Being White,
WKMG-TV (Orlando)
Judge Orders Whites out of Atlanta Court,
WSB-TV (Atlanta)
Dutch Minister Tries to Calm Muslims Over ‘Anti-Koran’ Film,
Ria Novosti (Moscow)
Muslim Hardliners in Indonesia Rally Over Dutch Film,
Reuters
Swedes’ Tolerance Tested As Refugee Crisis Bites,
Guardian (Manchester, UK)