Race and ethnicity

Race and ethnicity

• US appeals court stays affirmative action ruling

  A federal appeals court is temporarily staying its declaration that Michigan's ban on affirmative action in college admissions is unconstitutional ... 

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  S. Africa deputy president cagey on leading ANC

  South Africa's Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, the man some have begun to nominate to take over the nation's governing African National Congress ... 

• Republicans stepping in own way on immigration

  After Mitt Romney's loss in the presidential election, Republicans quickly identified one of their mistakes as the party's dysfunctional relationship ... 

• Court: S. Africa official delayed Dalai Lama visa

  A South African court ruled Thursday that officials "unreasonably delayed" a decision about whether to grant the Dalai Lama a visa for a planned 2011 ... 

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  Jakes Gerwel, friend and aide to Mandela, dies

  Jakes Gerwel, who advocated for the end of apartheid in South Africa and became a longtime friend and trusted aide to former President Nelson Mandela, ... 

• Republicans propose plan for undocumented young

  Two Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled their version of the Dream Act, stalled legislation that would provide a path to legal status for hundreds ... 

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  Murder trial in Russia inflames ethnic tensions

  A world martial arts champion from Russia's southern Caucasus region was convicted Tuesday of involuntary manslaughter, but set free after a trial ... 

• JFK's last night recalled as key event for Latinos

  President John F. Kennedy was supposed to just stop by and wave hello. Instead a group of eager Latinos persuaded him to come inside and speak to a ... 

• Black voters look to leverage their loyalty

  When black voters gave President Barack Obama 93 percent support on Election Day in defiance of predictions that they might sit it out this year, ...