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The discrimination against a person or group solely because of their race. Any political doctrine that claims the superiority of one race over another.

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The 'Accidental' Migrant: Personal reflections on identity, migration

Published July 5, 2009, 12:07 am, ABS-CBNNEWS.com

After many years of entering and leaving the Philippines, I still have this uneasy feeling whenever I fill out the portion of the Philippine immigration form which asks you to select how you would categorize yourself. It brings back memories of why and how I left the country in the first place.

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Johnson: 'Post-racialism' remains elusive

Published July 4, 2009, 9:09 pm, Athens Banner-Herald

During the course of Barack Obama's campaign for the presidency, and upon his inauguration, there was much talk of a dawning post-racial era in America. No one was naïve enough to believe having a black commander in chief would obliterate the stain of racism that has been a blot on our nation's history for more than 300 years; many of us just came to the conclusion Obama's rise to the White ...

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MATT PHINNEY: Plan for Concho River outlines possibilities

Published July 4, 2009, 5:27 pm, The San Angelo Standard-Times

Local architect Craig Kinney’s schematic design of the Concho River Parks and Trails Rehabilitation Project is almost 60 pages of design, planning, detailed maps and possibilities all aimed at making the Concho River area more attractive.

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Le Pen's daughter scents victory for resurgent far right

Published July 4, 2009, 5:16 pm, u.tv

With a cheery "OK, let's go," Marine Le Pen leads her troop of activists down the steps of their campaign headquarters, through the narrow streets and into Hénin-Beaumont's weekend market.

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Film based on true story "˜shows ridiculous nature of apartheid"™

Published July 3, 2009, 4:11 pm, The Herald

A film about a black girl born to white parents in apartheid South Africa symbolises the "appalling" nature of the system, according to its star. Sophie Okonedo said Skin summed up the "ridiculousness" of the country's former segregation policies.

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Family, friends mourn Demspey Travis

Published July 3, 2009, 3:29 pm, ABC 7 Chicago

Civil rights activist, author, entrepreneur and businessman are only a few of the titles held by Dempsey Travis.

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A good beginning

Published July 3, 2009, 12:34 pm, Daily News

It was very encouraging to see all the major political parties coming together on the invitation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss the most pressing need of the hour, to heal the wounds of the past and aim at reconciliation among all groups of people who had been distanced mainly due to unwise and unrealistic policies followed by certain leaders on the national question.

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Black Member Tests Message of Masons in Georgia Lodges

Published July 3, 2009, 10:53 am, New York Times

Freemasonry rules do not say that members must be white, but two complaints and a lawsuit raise the question.

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Reviewing Marjorie Cohn and Kathleen Gilberd's "Rules of Disengagement"

Published July 3, 2009, 10:15 am, Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel

Marjorie Cohn is a Distinguished Law Professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego where she's taught since 1991 and is the current President of the National Lawyers Guild.

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It"™s time to get real-sponsible about HIV/AIDS

Published July 3, 2009, 10:08 am, San Francisco Bay View

Among youth, while only 15 percent of teens (ages 13-19) are African American, they accounted for 73 percent of the new AIDS cases reported in 2004. Comparably shocking, HIV and AIDS is the leading cause of death for African American women between the ages of 25 and 34. Where’s Black leadership on this issue? Where’s the Black church?

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