Read more racism stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4414/racism.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:03:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74643/hate-crimes-up-just-2-but-gay-bashing-soars-fbi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe incidence of reported hate crimes in the US rose 2% in 2008, with huge surges in religion- and sexual orientation-based offenses. The FBI compiled the stats but cautions that an increase in reporting—not in crime itself—could be responsible. The AP looks at some numbers: Of 7,783...http://www.newser.com/story/74643/hate-crimes-up-just-2-but-gay-bashing-soars-fbi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 12:38:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74259/arab-singers-monkey-lyric-enrages-nubians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEgypt's 2 million-strong black community has been outraged by a Lebanese pop song that refers to them as monkeys. The song by Haifa Wehbe, one of the Arab's world's biggest stars, includes a child singing: "Where is my teddy bear and the Nubian monkey?" Nubian lawyers have filed an official...http://www.newser.com/story/74259/arab-singers-monkey-lyric-enrages-nubians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 1:44:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74248/kramer-parodies-racist-rant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Richards makes fun of the racist fit that derailed his standup career on the latest episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm . The show has a black character deceive Richards—playing himself—as part of a ruse by Larry David. Richards corners the character and begins to scream: "If only there...http://www.newser.com/story/74248/kramer-parodies-racist-rant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 14:48:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74111/case-of-line-cutting-sparks-racial-firestorm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTrial is set to begin in a case of Wal-Mart line-cutting that has turned into a racially charged media circus. Heather Ellis was arrested almost three years ago after an incident that began when she switched checkout lines at a Missouri store—to join her cousin in a faster queue,...http://www.newser.com/story/74111/case-of-line-cutting-sparks-racial-firestorm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 11:34:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74118/couples-retreat-ad-sparks-brit-race-brouhaha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAudiences in Britain are crying foul over a Couples Retreat poster that omits two black actors who were featured on the US version. A film rep tells the Mail that the change was meant “to simplify the poster to actors who are most recognizable in international markets”—but filmgoers and...http://www.newser.com/story/74118/couples-retreat-ad-sparks-brit-race-brouhaha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 9:37:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73725/ex-editor-sues-racist-ny-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA former associate editor of the New York Post says she was fired for complaining about the paper’s racist and sexist atmosphere. Sandra Guzman, who identified herself as the “only female editor of color at the Post, ” is suing parent News Corp. Her suit claims she was among those who...http://www.newser.com/story/73725/ex-editor-sues-racist-ny-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 17:56:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73702/i-agree-with-beck-obamas-racist-murdoch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRupert Murdoch backed his host over his advertisers in a Sky News interview last weekend, saying Glenn Beck probably shouldn't have called President Obama a racist on the air some months back, but what he said was right. Asked about the Fox host's assertion that Obama made racist comments during...http://www.newser.com/story/73702/i-agree-with-beck-obamas-racist-murdoch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 9:58:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72895/biased-harvard-wants-to-know.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDo you have a subconscious love of gays—or hatred of white people? There's an app for that. Actually, it's a website that's part of a study by Harvard, the University of Virginia, and the University of Washington . “Project Implicit” gathers personal information, then puts you through a 15-minute test...http://www.newser.com/story/72895/biased-harvard-wants-to-know.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Nov 2009 5:57:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72587/hotel-owner-forces-latino-employees-to-change-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA hotel owner who demands that Latino workers change their names to Anglicized versions and not speak Spanish in his presence is causing a stir in New Mexico. Larry Whitten laid down the law: Martín (mahr-teen) and Marcos are now just Martin and Mark, and employees he considered insubordinate were...http://www.newser.com/story/72587/hotel-owner-forces-latino-employees-to-change-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 14:31:51 CDT