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The justices are re-examining decades of precedent allowing affirmative action policies. This time, however, there is every likelihood that the court will overrule some or all of those precedents.
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A new federal program created by the Biden administration to reverse years of economic discrimination against U.S. farmers of color has ground to a halt.
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Black History Month and Race Awareness Week overlap this year at Southern Oregon University. SOU established a Multicultural Resource Center more than a…
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Oregon's history with people of color is a bumpy one. Laws excluding African-Americans from living in the state stayed on the books until well into the…
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About 13 percent of the American population is African-American. In Oregon, 2 percent. Yes, TWO. A law excluding black people from Oregon stayed on the…
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The title of Neal Hall's book alone will make some people flinch: "Nigger For Life." But the book of poetry lays out Dr. Hall's feelings about his hard…
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Can you imagine a white actor playing a part in blackface in today's world? That change is one example of the evolution of attitudes toward race in…
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The recent controversy over race and the NBA--it got a team owner banned for life--reminded us that the issue of race always simmers, never cools. And…
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Maybe we're not always talking nicely, but you have to admit, the election and re-election of Barack Obama certainly got us talking about race just a bit…
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Maybe we're finally getting away from the idea of different races, but in no great hurry. Remember, people once referred to "the Jewish race," among other…