MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Let's turn now to a related topic. Most people can acknowledge that discrimination has an insidious effect on the lives of minorities from being passed over for jobs to being shut out of desirable housing. Most people are painful

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Walk into the National Portrait Gallery here in Washington right now, and you will find a painting that has been ripped to shreds and those shreds nailed to the gallery wall. Another one nearby hangs half-loose from its stret

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Baltimore Sees Fifth Day of Police Protests 巴尔的摩反警察暴力抗议第五天 BALTIMORE Hundreds of protesters gathered Thursday in downtown Baltimore, in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland, to again demand changes to the justice system foll

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079 social problems Words Homeless health education corruption crime discrimination racism drug abuse/addiction Poverty housing unemployment statistics data/figures protest demonstration support oppose legislation blame Phrases Solve a problem Legisl

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爱到最高点,心中无国界 Although people of different ethnicities have been mixing for centuries, the subject of interracial relationships is still controversial. Even now, mixed couples face many obstacles, including laws restricting interr

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By Mandy Clark Dublin 08 January 2008 Ireland's economic miracle of the 1990s transformed one of Europe's poorer countries into one of its wealthiest. But, that transformation has brought with it change and the Irish are having to cope with an influx

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Elizabeth Lee 20 April 2010 Demographers say the ethnic makeup of the United States is evolving. They expect to see more Hispanics in the 2010 census. And they say the idea of a majority group in the U.S. will disappear within the next few decades. I

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 05 February 2007 More than half of blacks living in France say they face racial discrimination, according to the first-ever survey on the country's black population. The findings are troubling for a country that has long prided i

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1.Officials say a young gunman has been successfully and safely disarmed aboard a hijacked Canadian charter jet on the ground in Jamaica. All the passengers have been released but six crew members were still aboard. The gunman is described as mental

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Greek Far Right Makes Gains, Demands Landmines on Borders Supporters chant 'Greece belongs to Greeks,' as Golden Dawn leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos marches triumphantly through the streets of Athens. A reporter following the crowd asks what policy th

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A Muslim American group in the Midwestern city of Chicago is trying to break down stereotypes and improve Islam's image through a holistic model of community service. Sergio Delgado is an undocumented and jobless Mexican living in Chicago. He cannot

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Several accords signed to boost relations between Turkey and Cameroon Ntaryike Devine, Jr. | Yaounde, Cameroon 17 March 2010 It was the first trip to Africa for the Turkish president, who arrived in Cameroon yesterday accompanied by 120 businessmen,

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German Theater Company Helps Minorities Tell Their Stories It's not every day that you see Turkish-German school kids filming in the German parliament. These kids are interviewing the head of Germany's Roma community as part of a new program at a the

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Texas Officials Release Video in Jailhouse Death Case 德州官员发布监狱死亡案例视频发表 WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS The sheriffs office in Waller County, Texas, has released three hours of video from a jail camera that shows the area outside

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're starting off a new series this month that's all about family. We're calling it Generations, and it's where we bring together family members who came of age in different eras. And they talk about topics that were important t

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: At the age of 64, when some people would look at brochures for retirement cruises, Nell Irvin Painter, the acclaimed Princeton historian and writer, decided to go to art school - not just an adult extension course, but the Mason Gr

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: After showing some reluctance, the nation's largest Protestant denomination is taking a stand against white nationalism after all. NPR's Nathan Rott reports on the Southern Baptist Convention. NATHAN ROTT, BYLINE: The controversy

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Brazil is getting ready to hold a presidential election amid a massive corruption scandal and unprecedented levels of deadly violence. It is clearly a difficult time for many in that country, and young black Brazilians face parti

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Bush Firm On Boycotting UN Racism Conference If Zionism on Agenda Scott Stearns White House 24 Aug 2001 20:29 UTC President Bush says the United States will 1)boycott an international conference on ra

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With commencement exercises happening these days all over the world, today is a good time to write again about the Graduation Pledge Alliance. Nearly 150 colleges and universities and some high schools in North America and Asia have in recent years m

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