Alex Fryer, writing for The Seattle Times: “Beginning today, state and local lawmakers are prohibited from using the term “Oriental” in statutes, codes, rules and regulations. Instead, officials must use […]
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Category: A Mixed Blog
Category listings of blog entries. Approximately 1200 blog entries and 500 comments from the old "A Mixed Blog" are in the process of being converted and imported to this section. Stay tuned – the archives will eventually be complete!
Racial pricing difference renews adoption debate
Racial pricing difference renews adoption debateby Mary Mitchell (Chicago Sun-Times)http://www.suntimes.com/output/mitchell/cst-nws-mitch02.html (July 2, 2002)
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New on July 2, 2002
New on July 2, 2002 Racial pricing difference renews adoption debateby Mary Mitchell (Chicago Sun-Times)http://www.suntimes.com/output/mitchell/cst-nws-mitch02.html (July 2, 2002) Use of word 'Oriental' restricted by lawby Alex Fryer (The Seattle Times)http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134485582_noslur01m.html […]
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Born white, raised black
Born white, raised blackby Elizabeth Leland (Charlotte Observer)http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/living/3573522.htm (June 30, 2002)
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Domestic Surveillance
Today on FOXNews.com – Feds Deny Asking ISPs to Watch E-mails: “The White House denied a Washington Post report Thursday alleging that the Al Qaeda terrorist network is working on […]
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Joint Letter on National ID Cards
Joint Letter (signed by TMA) to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Regarding National Identification Cards (National ID Coalition) https://www.multiracial.com/letters/2002-06-27.html (June 27, 2002)
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The Egalitarian
The American Civil Rights Institute, founded by Ward Connerly has posted their latest edition of The Egalitarian online (pdf format). Good reading, as always.
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Domestic Surveillance
Brad Jansen, Deputy Director of the Center for Technology Policy of the Free Congress Foundation has this to say in the Washington Times: When Attorney General John Ashcroft announced changes […]
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Jose Padilla
Newsday gets one right. Padilla is “one nasty piece of work” as their editorial from yesterday states. But he is also an American citizen. “Our tripartite government of executive, legislative […]
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“One drop” on PBS
Date: Sunday, June 23, 2002 4:34 PM From: A.D. Powell Subject: "One drop" on PBS The recent PBS program on blood, "Red Gold," describes Dr. Charles Drew as "African American" […]
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