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NYC To Spend $127M On Programs For Young Men
(Huffington Post) New York City will spend $127 million in public and private funds on programs designed to help young black and Latino men. Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg will kick in $30...
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Judge: New FDNY Hiring Practices Don’t Go Far Enough
(NY1) The New York City Fire Department is once again feeling the heat from a federal judge over its hiring practices. Judge Nicholas Garaufis says despite progress on diversity in recent recruiting,...
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‘Lady Chinky Eyes’: Papa John’s Store Calls Woman Racial Slur In Receipt
(Huffington Post) Minhee Cho went to Papa John's for some fast food goodness. Little did she know, she would get it served with a side of racism. At around 12:30 p.m. today, Papa John's customer...
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‘Asian Playboy’ Teaches Asian Men to Get Over Racial Stereotypes, Build...
(ABCNews, Juju Chang) Jeremy Lin has dunked and dazzled his way toward shattering the Asian geek stereotype — good at math, not good with the ladies. Growing up Asian-American, my sisters and I were...
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Lawsuit alleges NYPD violated civil rights by entering private buildings
(The Guardian) The New York City police department is facing a federal class action lawsuit over the expansion of its controversial stop-and-frisk program into residential buildings largely populated...
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Report finds some gains for minority actors in NYC
(AP) — The percentage of minority actors working on Broadway and at the top 16 not-for-profit theater companies in New York City rose to 23 percent during the 2011-2012 season, but whites continue...
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New York’s stop-and-frisk policy is unconstitutional, judge rules
(The Guardian) A New York judge ruled Monday that "stop-and-frisk" searches carried out by city police are unconstitutional – and ordered that a federal monitor be brought in to oversee their reform....
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