Race

DETROIT — The Motor City has been most famous for its past industrial endeavors. That’s why it’s still a bit surprising to some that within the city limits, there are more than 700 urban farms that yield more than 120 tons of produce each year. When harvest season comes around, the social aspect of urban farming shines through, with farmers coming together to celebrate the season at parties brimming with locally grown food and drink.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani stirred up controversy Sunday when he joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg on the campaign trail, warning an audience of orthodox Jewish voters that a vote for Bloomberg’s opponent in the mayoral race, African-American candidate William Thompson, would make the city comparable to modern-day Detroit.

A former Whirlpool worker who said she was punished for associating with African Americans on the job will get another chance to argue her case in federal court.

Racial tensions continue on the other side of Eight Mile Road, in the ‘burbs

In a campaign stop early Friday, Barack Obama commented on recent McCain/Palin campaign events where audience members have called him “a terrorist” and shouted out that he should be killed. Obama said, “It’s easy to rile up a crowd… Nothing’s easier than riling up a crowd by stoking anger and division. But that’s not what [...]

A new AP/Yahoo survey shows that there may be enough latent racism among Democrats and independents to cost Obama the election in November.

Michigan Republicans may be planning to foreclose African American voters

Former President Jimmy Carter said in an interview with PBS’ Jim Lehrer as part of Democratic National Convention coverage that the election of Barack Obama as president would help end racism in America and beyond.

CNN gets ambitious with “Black in America” special, while MSNBC takes a peek at “Multicultural in America”

[Commentary] Recently I was reminded why genuine conversation on race between people of different backgrounds is so often avoided: It’s really awkward. After all, it’s hard to talk to someone who doesn’t know anything about any culture other than the suburban white one, and trying to bridge that communication gap can make you feel uneasy.

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