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Apparently, the NAACP is claiming that the Tea Party is a racist movement. The media realizing that the Tea Party has gone main-stream is now defending the Tea Party and calling the NAACP into question. So, this is an interesting predicament; is the NAACP "race-baiting" and using this attack on the Tea-Partiers as a way to promote their own agenda and bring a discussion of race into the media - and if so, why now? All good questions, but let's ask are these Partiers of Tea really racist? And for a non sequitur and humor relief moment, did you know that the sales of Tea are now up some 155% perhaps merely of the suggestion of the word "Tea" in the media constantly? That my friends is all about the...

Lately there seems to be some well-publicized concerns with alleged racism in nightclubs, specifically concerning nightclub security staff. People are quick to jump and call someone a racist, because they believe that they are being discriminated against as a result of their skin colour. Racism is a term that is being thrown around loosely which is tragic in itself. In my experiences, most security staff make decisions based on the training and experience that enable them to identify factors that effect people's behavior, not on skin colour. Some of these factors are attitude, posture, sobriety, attire, disposition and the company you keep. I believe that most of the recent complaints about...

It is truly amazing all the people running around in American society calling each other racists these days. Not long ago, Eric Holder of the Obama Administration stated that; When it comes to race in America we are cowards." He's right and it is a point well taken. One academic liberal elite seems to agree and puts for this statement in a recent interview: "As to race in America, many many problems and issues exist- perhaps these will diminish more over time but integration has to progress as well. Racial integration, total integration- 'but I want to be with my own kind'- Does one have or should one have the freedom of choice to be with their own kind- Yes. But if one would be honest- most people...

Gordon W. Allport, in his book titled "The Nature of Prejudice" said, "It required years of labor and billions of dollars to gain the secret of the atom. It will take a still greater investment to gain the secrets of man's irrational nature. It is easier, someone has said, to smash an atom than a prejudice." Interesting how recently, one of the premier scientists of the age, American molecular biologist Dr. James Watson, 79, who along with Francis Crick in 1962 is credited with discovering the double helix and unraveling DNA, recently made a comment which devalued and laid inferior the intelligence of those with DNA from Africa. The biologist told the British newspaper he was "inherently gloomy...

Race or ethnicity-based prejudice and discrimination are as pervasive today as they were in the past years. Even with tougher state and federal laws racism continues to be on the rise. Many people regardless of race, ethnicity or nationality whom we would not normally consider racist, voice racist thoughts or exhibit racist behaviors. On the surface many people flaunt their racist "banners" and pretend to be accepting or tolerant of all people. But is this really the case? Are those who tell you that they are not racist actually being honest about the true feelings that they harbor in their heart? Why has it become a "fad" to take an anti-racism stand only to turn around and speak or act in a racist...

Direct race discrimination is when an organisation (or an employee of the organisation) treats a person less favourably than someone else on racial grounds. Proving direct race discrimination is not trivial. The burden of proof is on the employee alleging the discrimination. The UK landmark case of Chagger v Abbey National plc & Hopkins of 2006, where the Employment Tribunal's finding of race discrimination led (after Abbey National's refusal to comply with the Tribunal's order to re-instate Mr Chagger to remedy its wrongdoing) to the record £2.8 million compensation order, serves to illustrate the burden of proof in race discrimination. Abbey National (being re-branded as Santander from 2010...

Employees who believe that they have been racially discriminated against at work and are considering pursuing legal action may serve a race discrimination questionnaire upon the employer. The questionnaire procedure is set out in the Race Relations Act (Questions and Replies) Order 1977. The employee serves his questions using the standard questionnaire form RR65. The form contains a few standard questions, like to what extend does the employer concur with the employee's account of events, what is the employer's account of events, and does the employer accept that the employee was discriminated against and if not, then why not. The employee may append his own specific questions to those standard...

Here we are again. Before, we have the biscuits named Filipino(s), then we have that dictionary entry that defines Filipinos/Filipinas as domestic helpers, then we have dancing maid on a TV show and then we have Mr. Tsip Chao calling us a nation of servants. Now we have Mr. Baldwin tagging our dear Filipinas as mail order brides. It seems that we are becoming a common target nowadays for racial slurs by foreigners who does not understand what it is to be a Filipino. On the other hand, isn't it also time for us to look at ourselves on the mirror? Have we been racists too? I would not mind that much if we have thrown some discriminating remarks or jokes about foreign nationals. Admit it, we've got...

> Prejudices are created out of the inability to accept change and difference. Life is but a myriad of structures which we order to feel comfortable within our own personal environment and for various survival reasons.  We associate our relationship with the world through our bodies and the structures and rules that we live by as a guiding pattern for life.  These structures embody cultural and ethical philosophies as well as physical qualities that we seek to uphold to, all of which we have become extremely familiar with.  They encompass everyday actions, people, things and places that we come into contact with.  When we live within these set structures that we associate with as our identity...

My friend, Peter, was an amazing leader when he was alive. He did things that some other men would not have attempted. He did risks that made some of his colleagues raise their eyebrows in shock. Let me tell you of what happened when he was in the home of Roman Army Officer, Cornelius, in steamy Caesarea by the Mediterranean coast. I have wandered round this area on various visits. We read of this incident in Acts Chapter 10 in the New Testament. It is worth reading if you do not know the story. Not only is it great literature, but it is true. In verse 34, Cornelius, the head of the Roman garrison, invites Peter to speak. Peter has to say what Almighty God has inspired him to say. Peter...

During the school year 2003 to 2004, a case study was conducted in a high school to determine (a) what problem existed on the use of school computers and (b) solutions to the problem. The study had three objectives: - Provide a safer and more effective environment for internet users in the school environment; - Fulfil the school's request to provide software that provided monitoring and auditing capability, enabling more flexible internet access; - Fulfil the school's concern regarding chat room activity on school computers; - Remove undesired communications from the schools computers such as pornography, racism and bullying. Test Setup The school suspected that extensive computer misuse was taking...

There are three steps to establish a claim for race discrimination in New Jersey.  First, you must demonstrate a prima facie case.  Second, the employer will articulate a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for its action (demotion, suspension, termination, demotion).  Third, you are required to demonstrate the reason offered by your employer was a mere "pretext" and that the true reason for the employer's action was unlawful racial discrimination because you are african american, black, asian, etc.  It is then up to a jury to determine whether they believe the employer's stated reason for its action was not the true reason for its actions. 1. Prima Facie Case of Race Discrimination - Demotion...

Virtually, all nutrition studies are funded, with the party funding the study having a preconceived desired outcome. Since the study costs money, the person funding the study in many cases hopes to use the results as a marketing tool. Thus the person funding the study desires a desired result. Hence, data that goes against a desired result may be excluded from the final study results. Other things and aspects to consider are the people conducting any particular study. For example, let us say that a university or a research agency or laboratory is given funding to study global warming. And let us say the people funding this study wanted the outcome of the study to show man is causing global...

-- End Ad Box ---> Zora Neale Hurston (1891—1960) grew up in Eatonville, Florida, the "first incorporated black community in America" (Wall 376). Perhaps her isolation from white racism and discrimination during her childhood and her mother’s encouragement to "jump at da sun" contributed to her strong sense of self and her audacity in crossing racial, social, and gendered boundaries (Wall 376). Indeed, in exploring Hurston's life and experiences, it is difficult to believe that Hurston herself discerned any boundaries attempting to be foisted on her. Hurston describes her literary aesthetics as: Every phase of Negro life is highly dramatized. No matter how joyful or how sad the case...

In the past week, I've received several emails with the subject area basically declaring, "Employee in distress . . . call ASAP!" After sorting through the various issues and problems, they all carried similar themes-their professional integrity and credibility was being undermined by someone in a senior position. Ironically, I know a few of them and am aware of the quality of their work and their professional reputations. Although all the players are different, the actions had a common ground and the impact of them on their respective targets was equal. In one case, the saboteur was the head of an insurance company that is well known and can be considered leaders in its field. In this case...

With no exaggeration Soccer is the game for which many Countries are willing to put aside their differences in order to play, enjoy and love this game. It has sparked the generosity of the rich, and the members of FIFA to help communities around the world develop, and and move forward for humanity. It was no different this year for The 2010TH FIFA's World Cup which as we all know was successfully celebrated in South Africa. The organization ignited the vision of many to help the African Countries find education, unification, organization and a way to get out of poverty, using the game of Soccer as an educational tool. We can only hope that after the World Cup the African Nations can continue to...

One black Harvard professor. One white police officer. Equals Two perspectives. That sums up the controversy over the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, the renowned African American historian and Harvard University professor. Breathing While Black Gates was arrested by Cambridge police officer James Crowley, who is white and charged with disorderly conduct after a neighbor reported the suspicious behavior of two black men with backpacks on the front porch or her neighbor's home. One of the suspicious men ended up being Gates, who was returning from a trip to China. The other his driver. It was unclear why Gates couldn't get enter his front door and needed to get into his house from the back. That...

#ffffff;" /> Entrepreneurs and capitalism have built America with the free labor of African Americans. With an earth shattering idea and dedication, a person can become a millionaire. It does not matter where they live and where they were born. John Vincent states “Ideas are the factors that lift civilizations. They create …REVOLUTIONS. There is more ... dynamite ... in ideas.” If we want to change African American communities, we must demand reparations Let’s face it! African Americans have entrepreneurs albeit most of them underworld entrepreneurs. If African Americans received reparations, it would change the existence of our cities. They could be vibrant in a relative...

Dwayne Ashley, President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, has been successfully raising funds in the non-profit sector for 20 years. His commitment to supporting educational opportunities for the black community is the continuation of a legacy that began with his grandmother. George Eliot said, "Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds." In keeping his family's generational imperative of ensuring that others are afforded the opportunity to become educated and affluent, Dwayne has earned that status for himself. I recently spoke with him to discuss the value of marketing partnerships with member-based organizations, the importance of diversity advisory boards, and the...

Senator Barack Obama is now President-Elect Barack Obama and he has won the presidency thanks to huge support from the African-American community, as those voters voted for him nearly 90% in a good many districts. Now he is going to move into the White House thanks to their help. There's only one problem, the White House was built by Black slaves, so shouldn't Barack Obama refuse to live there and support the black community that helped get him elected? What is Barack Obama going to do about this dilemma? Isn't it a slap in the face to African-Americans to move into the White House that was built by Black slaves without commenting on that fact or taking a stand for what he believes in and what he...

Racial Discrimination is any action or attitude, conscious or unconscious, which subordinates an individual based on race. According to the United States Civil Rights Commission, it can occur on an individual or institutional level. Unfortunately, in 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 30,510 charges of discrimination based on race. Of those charges, 25,882 were resolved, culminating in $67.7 million in monetary benefits. In cases of institutional racism, governments, corporations, educational institutions, and other large organizations systematically discriminate against individuals or groups of people because of supposed taxonomic differences. These differences are thought...

A man speaking more than 3000 miles away moved and uplifted me today as a Black woman and gave me hope for the future. He was eloquent, passionate, good looking and fervent in his desire to make history; to show what could be achieved with simple belief and faith in one's ability. His team expected 1000 people to turn up to hear him announce his candidacy for the presidency of the most powerful country in the world, but 15,000 actually made the journey to be part of history, fired by what was possible. I was one of the first to subscribe to Senator Barack Obama's online campaign a few weeks ago, though I am not an American. But I share one thing with Mr Obama, the belief that anything is possible if...

The history of racism in the United States is known to virtually everyone who resides in the 50 states, as well those people who reside outside of the United States. Soon after their arrival in North America, immigrant settlers began importing slaves. Gradually, as the 13 colonies expanded and increasing amounts of slaves began to be brought over from Africa, settlers began more and more attached to slavery. Because of the importance of slavery to people of the South, they were willing to secede from the Union, as they attempted to do in 1861, sparking the Civil War. After the South lost the Civil War and had to cease slavery, however, they were not willing to let blacks gain equal rights. As a...

Anyone who has had to deal with people knows how difficult it can be.  Dealing with groups of people who are from different locations, different cultures, and who speak different languages adds layers of complexity and nuance that are nearly impossible to overcome.  With the additional misunderstandings that come with text chat and lack of body language, tone, inflection, slang words, and the differences of types of humor that peoplehave, it's almost a miracle that people can agree on anything without getting their feelings hurt, feeling left out, or feeling like they're not being heard. If you are a member of a guild, the leader of a guild, or want to start up your own guild there are a lot of...

It is simpler if we view this question in terms of an individual. On March 17th, 2008, I celebrated 30 years of being clean and sober. In working with individuals who express interest in sobriety, I have learned that you can't solve another person's problems, at "any" level. We can encourage them, provide suggestions, and share our experience, but in the last analysis, the individual must make the decision to do the work necessary for sobriety. The same holds true of nations. Throwing money at a problem, whether at the personal level or national level does nothing but create a "something" for "nothing" mentality and also interferes with their growth as a person and as a nation. Freedom can not be...

What are we to make of Barack Obama? Most of us think he makes a good impression: he is friendly, likeable, intelligent and courteous. His speeches are often inspiring and eloquent. He remains calm and controlled under verbal fire, and he seems to do so without much effort. A friend and fellow faculty member at the University of Chicago, Cass Sunstein, describes him as an excellent listener, very reasonable and willing to go where the evidence takes him. All of this sounds most admirable. Nevertheless, there has emerged within the last several weeks an increasing sense of discomfort with Mr. Obama, and not just because of his political views. Of course those views do matter. For one thing, his...

Everyone in this world dreams. One always makes a plan about his future. So, I also have an India of my dreams. It would be an India in which, there would be no racism; communalism and regionalism. First of all, I would root out communalism, whatever its shape or form may be. All such tendencies, which fan the forces of separatism and disruption, would be eliminated. Secondly, I want India to be scientifically advanced, technologically better and agriculturally advanced. I would like to build an India where logic and scientific ideas, blind faith and fanaticism as well as crude emotionalism and coarse sentimentalism shall never rule. I would like to bring India at the apex of scientific and...

tural Incompetence, Dr. Amaal V.E. Tokars states: "When you look around your place of employment, would you be surprised to see a wide variety of nationalities represented? Many would not. Today, most companies try to preserve some degree of cultural competence, accepting and understanding the value of cultural diversity in the work environment. Employers boasting policies of "equal opportunity" pervade our society. However, there is some evidence showing these companies only support cultural diversity to a certain degree --just enough to reduce their being liable for discrimination. Such employers are tolerant to a wide array of cultures and let them co-exist with the cultural majority, but only...

Booker T. Washington who after being emancipated from slavery had only managed to get a primary education got probationary admittance to Hampton Institute and proved such an exemplary student, teacher, and speaker that the principal of Hampton Armstrong recommended him to Alabamans to lead them to establish a school for African Americans in their state. In 1881, he was hired as the first principal of a school being founded in Alabama. under a charter from the Alabama legislature for training teachers, the first time a black was being offered such a high position.They soon found the energetic and visionary leader they sought in Washington. Washington thus became the first principal of the Tuskegee...

The present high level of poverty of the common people in Haiti today has its roots in the turbulent history of the first Black Republic in the world. After destroying the Napoleonic Army on the bloody battlefields of Vertières, liberating themselves from French colonialism and slavery, and thus proclaimed the independence of Haiti in 1804, Haiti's new ruling elites were confronted with a daunting choice: restoring the economy by re-instating the sugar plantation system or preserving emancipation by allowing small and inefficient land holdings. The Haitian people resisted to a return of the system of forced labor that is required to maintain the sugar plantations; which they regarded as the...

On the coattails of the new hit TV show, Army Wives, comes a blockbuster hit novel from Phyllis Zimbler Miller. MRS. LIEUTENANT is getting rave reviews and gives us our "army wives" fix when relaxing by the poolside or by the beach instead of the TV. In the spring of 1970 - right after the Kent State National Guard shootings and President Nixon´s two-month incursion into Cambodia - four newly married young women come together at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, when their husbands go on active duty as officers in the U.S. Army. Different as these four women are, they have one thing in common: Their overwhelming fear that, right after these nine weeks of training, their husbands could be shipped out to...

Dragon Tales by Mary C. Fairbanks is truly and entertaining book, chock full of twenty-four dragon stories. Perfect for youth from the age of five to fifteen, even adults would be charmed by its pages. The images are unique and interesting, with a style that left me with the impression they were created on a computer. Caregivers are likely to find the morals to each story helpful to deal with youth problems with social interaction, self-image, overcoming self-absorption, understanding others and more. The author tackles many issues through her lovable, yet egotistical dragons or even through sad and lonely dragons. She shows the importance of freedom and dictates communities working together to...