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Publisher Tinkers With Twain

Publisher Tinkers With Twain

A new edition of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is missing something. Throughout the book — 219 times in all — the word “nigger” is replaced by “slave,” a substitution that was made by NewSouth Books, a publisher based in Alabama, which plans to release the edition in February.

 

Report: Hispanics outlive black and white Americans

Report: Hispanics outlive black and white Americans

Hispanics live longer than whites or blacks, according to the first life expectancy data for the U.S. Hispanic population, which was released ...

 

Miami Heat's LeBron James won't back down from race comment

Miami Heat's LeBron James won't back down from race comment

Miami Heat forward LeBron James didn't back away Thursday from comments he made during a CNN interview about race playing a factor in the backlash from his decision to leave Cleveland and sign with the Miami Heat.

Senh: C'mon, not the race card.

 

Obama: Black lawmakers must rally voters back home

Obama: Black lawmakers must rally voters back home

President Obama came out swinging against Republicans in a fiery campaign-season speech to black lawmakers Saturday night, making an urgent appeal ...

 

Can Philadelphia school end black vs. Asian violence?

Can Philadelphia school end black vs. Asian violence?

Duong Nghe Ly can't wait to begin his senior year at South Philadelphia High School. A day of violence there last year changed his life, and ...

Senh: I have the same background and experienced the same kind of discrimination. I like the response from the Asian parents. It didn't show any hint of retaliation, but focuses on understanding and sympathy. Same with with the new principal's response.

 

'Ebonics' Translators Needed By Justice Department

'Ebonics' Translators Needed By Justice Department

The Smoking Gun (via Gawker) reports that the Justice Department is looking to hire translators fluent in 'ebonics' to help monitor, transcribe and translate conversations recorded in drug investigations.

Senh: Straight out of "Airplane."

 

Interracial marriage still rising, but not as fast

Interracial marriage still rising, but not as fast

Melting pot or racial divide? The growth of interracial marriages is slowing among U.S.-born Hispanics and Asians. Still, blacks are substantially more likely than before to marry whites.

 

US wealth gap grows between races

US wealth gap grows between races

A new study suggests the wealth gap between white and black people in the US increased fourfold in 23 years.

 

Why Is Twitter More Popular With Black People Than White?

Why Is Twitter More Popular With Black People Than White?

Black people make up 25% of Twitter users, compared to just 12% of the population. Why?

 

Black And Latino Youths Are Vast Majorities In Juvenile Prisons, WBEZ Reports

Black And Latino Youths Are Vast Majorities In Juvenile Prisons, WBEZ Reports

Last year admissions to the detention center of Hispanic youth were 5 times that of white youth. For African-American youth, 30 times higher. 30 times.

 

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