Racial Conflict
Arpaio: Racially Motivated Assaults Prompt Jail Lockdowns, June 30, 2009, KNXV-TV (Phoenix)
Inmates may leave their cells only for court appearances.
CHA Mixed-Income Building Has Class Clash, June 30, 2009, Chicago Tribune
Disagreements cut along racial lines.
Blacks in Survey Say Race Relations No Better With Obama, June 25, 2009, CNN
More blacks think race relations unimproved now than in 2008.
Test That Found Widespread Unconscious Racial Bias Validated, June 24, 2009, ScienceDaily
Test finds racial “bias” even among people who consider themselves “tolerant.”
Goal of Foundation's Grants Is Integrating Immigrants Into Southern California Life, June 19, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Multicultural cooperation is an expensive proposition.
For Latinos and Blacks, a Call for Unity, Not Hate, June 16, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Columnist: Hispanics owe a debt of gratitude to the blacks they are displacing.
Holocaust Shooting Signals Race Turmoil, Some Say, June 15, 2009, AP
NPI chairman: “There is no such thing as post-racial.”
In Watts, One God, Two Cultures, June 12, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Blacks and Hispanics prefer to worship separately.
Latino-Black Rivalry Helped Fuel G.O.P.'s Takeover of State Senate, June 11, 2009, New York Times
Hispanics team up with GOP in exchange for leadership roles.
Despite Strides Made, Race Still Shapes Town's Mayoral Election, June 9, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Mississippi town’s first black mayor voted out.
Racial Hatred Runs African American Family out of Dream Home, June 4, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Hispanics don’t want blacks in their LA neighborhood.
Feds: Latino Gang Targeted Blacks, May 22, 2009, AP
Hispanics wanted to drive out all blacks.
Racial Lines Tested in Calif. House Race, May 11, 2009, AP
Asian may take congressional seat held for years by Hispanics.
Reverse Discrimination Suits Flourish, April 29, 2009, AP
“Quotas do not end discrimination. They are discrimination.”
NAACP Protests Outside Orlando Magic Game, April 29, 2009, Orlando Sentinel
Blacks say Hispanic firms getting too much of the city’s sports business.
10 Silverado Students Arrested Following Fight, April 3, 2009, Daily Press (Victorville, California)
California high school fails to find strength in diversity.
Police Still Probing 'Hate Crime'/Shooting Link, February 24, 2009, Palo Alto Online
Diversity not a strength in the Bay area.
Fight Prompts Lockdown at Juvenile Probation Camp in Santa Clarita, February 9, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Racial incidents in juvenile probation camp are “very common.”
Paris, Texas, Race Relations Dialogue Turns Into Dispute, February 3, 2009, Chicago Tribune
“Dialogue” means blacks complained about whites.
Diversity in Hawaii, January 30, 2009, AR Classic Article
Our tropical paradise is a racial tinderbox.
Blago Raises the Stakes, January 5, 2009, Buchanan.org
How about a dozen Democratic senators resigning so their governors can appoint blacks?
Article Documents ‘Race War’ After Katrina, December 23, 2008, WDSU-TV (New Orleans)
How much of this should we believe?
Racial Tension in a ‘Split Second’, December 23, 2008, Association for Psychological Science
Courtesies extended in same-race conversations are absent in mixed-race conversations.
Racial Tensions Flare Over School’s Name, December 22, 2008, AP
Blacks want to honor fallen black cop; Hispanics, Cesar Chavez.
New Panthers’ War on Whites, October 29, 2008, Philadelphia Daily News
Minister King Samir Shabazz doesn’t care for “crackers.”
Hempstead High on Guard Following 2 Days of Brawls, October 22, 2008, WCBS-TV (New York)
100 black and Hispanic students involved in fights.
Greektown Develops Latin Flavor, October 21, 2008, Baltimore Sun
Hispanics move in, change character of Baltimore neighborhood.
Tensions High as Madison Memorial Closes, October 20, 2008, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
Violence between blacks and Hispanics shuts down high school in Madison, Wisconsin.
A Somali Influx Unsettles Latino Meatpackers, October 17, 2008, New York Times
Hispanics don’t like it when immigrants take their jobs.
Candidate Banners Can Leave Clients, Businesses Bruised, October 16, 2008,
NAACP objects to signs supporting Republican candidates.
Villaraigosa Addresses Perceived Tensions Between Blacks and Latinos, October 7, 2008, Los Angeles Times
But “tensions” have nothing to do with race, just poverty and lack of opportunity.
Blacks, Whites Show Prejudices Along Racial Divide, September 29, 2008, AP
But mostly, it’s whites.
In Mississippi, a Chance to Turn the Page on Race, September 26, 2008, Reuters
Ole Miss atones for 1962 protests.
As Program Moves Poor to Suburbs, Tensions Follow, August 12, 2008, New York Times
Mortgage crisis brings blacks to suburbs.
Diversity in the Army, August 8, 2008, From the AR archives
A thin veneer covers serious trouble.
Latino-vs.-Black Violence Drives Hate Crimes in L.A. County to 5-Year High, July 25, 2008, Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2008
Innocent Hispanics being influenced by “white supremacist” groups.
Racism, Sexism and Speed: Can NASCAR Be Saved From Itself?, July 16, 2008, The Nation
Leftie tells NASCAR, burning rubber can’t be associated with burning crosses.
What Black Men Think: Film Is A Wake-Up Call to the African-American Community, July 9, 2008, Louisiana Weekly (New Orleans)
Movie blames white media for blacks’ self-image.
Segregation of Prisoners Ends in California, July 8, 2008, National Post (Ontario)
Guards, inmates fear violence after “civil rights” victory.
Chief: Blacks Prey on Hispanics, July 1, 2008, Daily Local (Exton, Pennsylvania)
Protecting Hispanic immigants from blacks imposes new costs on small Pa. town.
In LA, Race Kills, June 13, 2008, Los Angeles Times
LA sheriff says violence between blacks and Hispanics racially motivated.
Bratton and Baca Disagree on Role of Race in Gang Violence, June 13, 2008, Los Angeles Times
LA police chief says gangs and drugs to blame.
In California, a Segregation Bastion Falls, June 13, 2008, Christian Science Monitor
Officials say violence caused by prison integration should only be “short-lived.”
Locke High School in South Los Angeles Locked Down After Huge Brawl, May 12, 2008, Los Angeles Times
600 blacks and Hispanics square off in LA high school.
Brawl Leads to Lockdown at O.C. Jail, April 22, 2008, Los Angeles Times
Jail segregates dormitories after fight between blacks and Hispanics.
FBI Probing Deadly Prison Riot, March 31, 2008, Express-News (San Antonio)
Bad blood between Mexicans and Chicanos.
Jump in Homicides Not Tied to Racial Animosity, LAPD Says, March 19, 2008, Los Angeles Times
Hispanics kill Hispanics; blacks kill other blacks.
Us and Them, March 10, 2008, Foreign Affairs
The enduring power of ethnic nationalism.
White Man in a Texas Prison, March 7, 2008, AR Classic Article
Forced integration works no better in prison than it does anywhere else.
Monrovia Shooting Underscores Gang War, January 30, 2008, KABC-TV (Los Angeles)
Blacks vs. Hispanics in California town.