links for 2007-05-18
White MVPs – BuzzFeed
“In each of the last three years, the most valuable player in the NBA has been white. Maybe if this whole basketball thing doesn’t work out, they can start an indie rock band.”
Blacks Are Fed Up With Working For The Man – Stereohyped
Thx Latoya. “Many black, would-be entrepreneurs are struggling to find the start-up capital to start their own businesses, and the discriminatory lending issue doesn’t help. Still the number of black-owned business is on the rise.”
Whites not immune to racial hostility – Chicago Tribune
Thx HighJive. a federal court has ruled that a white teacher in a predominantly African-American school was subjected to a racially hostile workplace. The case concerned Elizabeth Kandrac, who was routinely verbally abused by black pupils”
Student settles discrimination case with Hawaiian school – USATODAY.com
Thx HighJive. “A private school system has reached a settlement with a white student who was denied admission because he isn’t a Native Hawaiian, ending a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.”
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