links for 2007-06-13 at Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture

links for 2007-06-13

208 Arrested at Puerto Rican Day Parade, a Steep Increase - New York Times

Thx Wendi. “People said they were being told by the police that they needed this group to turn the corner; then when they obeyed, the police were waiting around the corner”

(tags: latino hispanic police)
Nashua interpreter sues over book, files discrimination complaint - The Associated Press

Thx Kai. Diversity training company with a slight racism problem: “dressed up for the 2005 corporate Halloween party as a black pimp and a white prostitute. The “pimp,” a white woman wearing blackface and sporting a fake gold tooth, won the prize for best

(tags: blackface workplace discrimination)

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Anon wrote:

The Associated Press link is no longer valid. I googled it and see that it’s available here:
http://ads.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8PMRCTO0.htm

Posted 02 Jul 2007 at 3:55 pm ¶

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