Segregation
Breaking Bread Together, March 14, 2006, Miami Herald
After 40 years of desegregation, church has only one elderly white member.
A Bittersweet Renaissance, February 24, 2006, Washington Post
Residents of reviving DC neighborhood worry that it might not stay black.
Schools in Michigan Remain Segregated, Findings Show, February 16, 2006, Detroit News
Reforms ineffective in integrating Michigan’s schools.
Integration Later, February 13, 2006, Inside Higher Ed
University of Alabama’s fraternities and sororities remain racially segregated.
1 Killed, 50 Hurt in County Jail Race Riot, February 6, 2006, Los Angeles Times
Prison segregates black and Hispanic inmates after race riot. But that may be against the law.
Mixed Results for L.A.’s Magnet Schools, January 20, 2006, Los Angeles Times
Another effort to integrate schools fails.
School Segregation Growing In California, Study Finds, January 19, 2006, San Jose Mercury News
White flight means students missing an important lesson in diversity, say researchers.
Report: Segregation Increasing, January 9, 2006, San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco’s schools resegregated after integration was no longer required.
‘White Flight’ in Boulder, December 19, 2005, Rocky Mountain News (Denver)
Whites pull children out of school with too many “brown kids,” says Hispanic.
Studying’s Reward: Stigma, December 7, 2005, St. Petersburg Times
Study finds non-whites who do well at school are unpopular for “acting white.”
What Flight?, November 29, 2005, Townhall.com
Whites aren’t the only ones to flee when people of other races move into their neighborhoods.
The New White Flight, November 21, 2005, Wall Street Journal (New York City)
Whites in California pull their children out of schools that are too Asian.
‘White Flight’ in Gwinnett?, November 16, 2005, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Whites in Georgia county don’t like Spanish-speaking neighbors and chickens next door.
Slighted in the Suburbs, November 15, 2005, Chicago Sun-Times
Middle-class Chicago blacks could live around whites, but prefer their own kind.
Judge Puts End to Court’s Role in Desegregation of City Schools, November 9, 2005, San Francisco Chronicle
Judge finds desegregation program increases segregation.
Chicago Plans High School for Black Males, November 8, 2005, UPI
Charter school will serve Chicago’s worst-performing students.
Exurbanites Occupy an Unsettled Place in Va. Politics, October 25, 2005, Washington Post
Whites move away from cities because “you want your kids to grow up in Mayberry.”
Forum Opened to All After Discrimination Complaints, October 7, 2005, Northeastern News (Northeastern Unversity, Boston)
Black professor resents presence of white woman at university meeting.
Hurricane Refugees Told: We Don’t Want You Here, September 22, 2005, Times (London)
White town in Louisiana refuses refugees, but swears race has nothing to do with it.
Livonia Board Approves Plans for New Wal-Mart, September 21, 2005, Detroit Free Press
Detroit suburb residents don’t want store because it might bring blacks from the city.
After Blocking the Bridge, Gretna Circles the Wagons, September 19, 2005, Los Angeles Times
White New Orleans suburb won’t apologize for blocking bridge to city during Katrina.
A Painful Lesson in Division, August 29, 2005, Los Angeles Times
At 30th reunion, whites remember years of high school integration as “utter hell.”
Realtors Accused of Ethnic Selection, August 24, 2005, Chicago Sun-Times
Survey finds realtors steer non-whites away from white neighborhoods.
African-Americans Enlist to Preserve the All-Black Town, August 16, 2005, Christian Science Monitor
Many blacks take pride in the South’s all-black towns.
‘White Flight’ From Hearne Ruled Illegal, August 9, 2005, Bryan-College Station Eagle (Tex.)
White-flight students forced to go to predominantly black school in their district.
Racial Makeup Hangs In Balance, August 1, 2005, AP
District insists on integrating school. White parent moves away.
Rebuilding a Hawaiian Kingdom, July 25, 2005, Los Angeles Times
Hawaiian separatists have a town of their own.
Is My Prom Date Kosher?, July 14, 2005, Jewish Week (New York)
Jewish schools forbid students to bring Gentile dates to prom.
Pressed by a New Invasion of Yankees, Schools of the New South Resegregate, July 1, 2005, Newhouse News Service
Northerners moving to the South press for measures that would segregate schools.
ABC Pulls ‘Neighborhood’ Reality Series, June 30, 2005, AP
TV show about how whites choose their neighbors deemed too risky.
Council Backs Plan to Assign Firefighters in Racial Balance, June 24, 2005, Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati firefighters voluntarily self-segregate; city will change that.
Helms Mea Culpa on AIDS, Not Integration, June 9, 2005, AP
Jesse Helms refuses to retract opposition to anti-segregation laws.
Blacks, Whites Still Living Apart in Northern New Jersey, June 7, 2005, AP
Affluent blacks in New Jersey choose to live in black neighborhoods.
Region’s Fringes Draw a ‘New White Flight’, May 11, 2005, Washington Post
Whites fleeing blacks concentrate in suburban counties.
Inquiry Reveals Bigotry at Gay Club, April 28, 2005, AP
San Francisco club convicted of having policies to keep out blacks.
School Boundaries Often Lines in the Sand, April 25, 2005, Los Angeles Times
White parents protest district decision to send their children to school with Hispanics.
Immigration Rise Increases Segregation in British Cities, April 11, 2005, Times (London)
Whites flee cities when immigrants move in.
Roma in Slovenia School Boycott, April 6, 2005, BBC News
The Slovenian government orders segregration of Gypsy students.
Caste in the Middle, March 25, 2005, Sulekha.com (India)
Gandhi supported segregation of Indians from blacks in South Africa.
Why Prisons Can’t Integrate, March 11, 2005, Los Angeles Times
California ex-con thinks ending prison segregation is a mistake.
480 Inmates Brawl at Tehachapi Prison; Facility Stays on Lockdown, February 28, 2005, AP
Black-Hispanic brawl comes the day after Supreme Court outlaws prison segregation.
Diversity in the Classroom, February 25, 2005, Santa Barbara News-Press
White parent who tried to save majority-Hispanic school from white flight leaves herself.
Segregation in Kilcawley Raises a Few Eyebrows, February 24, 2005, Jambar (Youngstown, Oh.)
Interaction between the races is rare at university.
High Court Curbs State Prison Segregation, February 23, 2005, AP
Supreme Court decision will probably end temporary prison segregation in California.
White Flight Follows Influx of Hispanics into Schools, February 22, 2005, AP
Nebraska legislature wants to stop whites from pulling their children from Hispanic schools.
Racial Segregation Continues in California Prisons, February 22, 2005, Reuters
Hispanic prisoners beat up Hispanics they catch talking to whites or blacks.
Teens in S. Florida Are Heading to New Racial, Ethnic Frontier, February 15, 2005, Miami Herald
Florida’s youngsters have a caste-like system of racial separation.
The Case for Black Schools, February 9, 2005, Toronto Star
Black Toronto sociologist wants schools exclusively for blacks.
Educator Calls for Creation of Black Schools, February 4, 2005, Toronto Star
Professor says Ontario needs schools for blacks only.
An American Renaissance Reader Wants to Start a White Community, January 21, 2005,
He thinks Southern Indiana would be a good spot.