By The Admin on May 30, 2009
BRENDAN MINITER, Wall Street Journal
- Getting arrested doesn’t normally bolster a politician’s credibility. But when South Carolina state Sen. Robert Ford told me recently that he saw the inside of a jail cell 73 times, he did so to make a point. As a youth, Mr. Ford cut his political teeth in tumultuous 1960s civil-rights [...]
Posted in Policy & Issues
By The Admin on May 29, 2009
Douglas Barry, the city’s first black fire chief, said Thursday he will retire at the end of August.
Barry was chosen by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to lead the Fire Department in 2007 after his predecessor was forced to retire amid claims that he had been unable to eradicate a culture of discrimination, hazing and sexism.
“I feel [...]
Posted in State & Local News
By The Admin on May 29, 2009
Multiracial Americans have become the fastest growing demographic group, wielding an impact on minority growth that challenges traditional notions of race.
The number of multiracial people rose 3.4 percent last year to about 5.2 million, according to the latest census estimates. First given the option in 2000, Americans who check more than one box for race [...]
Posted in Race
By The Admin on May 29, 2009
Al Sharpton says he’s concerned about what he says is a “growing pattern” of black police officers being killed when they are mistaken for criminals.
The civil-rights activist is calling for a federal investigation, after the shooting death of a black New York City police officer by a fellow officer, who is white.
The officer who was [...]
Posted in Featured, Race, State & Local News
By The Admin on May 29, 2009
A New York City plainclothes policeman who drew his gun while chasing someone he found rummaging through his car has been shot to death by a fellow officer.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says 25-year-old Omar J. Edwards died Thursday night. He was shot within blocks of the Harlem police station where he worked.
Kelly says Edwards had [...]
Posted in Race, State & Local News
