Minorities

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 6 days ago
Dr. Terence A. Rogers, 83, who founded the John A. Burns School of Medicine with a concept of enabling nontraditional and disadvantaged students to pursue medical careers, died Wednesday at Kuakini Medical Center. ...

Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 8 days ago
EastEnders and Coronation Street stereotype Minorities but The X Factor represents the UK's ethnic mix, a report suggests. ...

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk --- 2 days ago
A council refused to back a military charity event for fear of offending minority groups. ...

Source: www.cbc.ca --- 2 days ago
The Canadian Armed Forces are younger and more bilingual and earn higher incomes than their civilian counterparts but have fewer visible Minorities, according to a report by Statistics Canada. ...

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk --- 3 days ago
Councillors refused to back a charity for injured soldiers because they were worried it might upset Minorities from war zones like Iraq and Afghanistan. ...

Source: www.thestar.com --- 4 days ago
Visible Minorities charged with a crime in Canada are less likely to be convicted, but more likely to have a DNA sample taken. They're also more likely to have police warnings on their file for violence, escape risk and suicidal behaviour. ...

Source: www.jpost.com --- 4 days ago
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Source: www.pbs.org --- 2 days ago
While lawmakers on the hill duke it out over saving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mack, grass roots group try to save minority homes. ...

Source: www.npr.org --- 11 days ago
The fictional James Bond worked for a real British spy agency, and that agency is looking for employees who are a little less white. MI6 says it needs women and Minorities to fight terrorism. Its recruiting campaign calls for applicants who speak key languages like Arabic. ...

Source: www.independent.co.uk --- 9 days ago
Ethnic minority groups have accused broadcasters of perpetuating racial stereotypes with token characters in a report which says their efforts to reflect a multicultural society are "very poor". ...

Source: www.baltimoresun.com --- 8 days ago
A Family Guy spinoff show featuring the character of Cleveland Brown is mixing up its voice cast, ethnically speaking. ...

Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com --- 2 days ago
Culturally tailored health education appears to help improve some clinical outcomes in the short-term for Minorities with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Reuters Health reports. The study noted that language and cultural barriers can serve as obstacles to quality diabetes health education for Minorities. ...

Source: www.nowpublic.com --- 4 days ago
Prejudice and racism exists in China, but it seems to be emplifying during the Olympics. Many ethnic Minorities in China are finding it harder and harder to stay in the country, and many are making their final... read more ...

Source: www.star-telegram.com --- 1 day ago
Officials say there are socioeconomic factors but that many victims just don’t have enough swimming skills. ...

Source: blogs.phillyburbs.com --- 3 days ago
The New York Times continues self-parody . ...

Source: www.law.com --- 4 days ago
Minority troopers are suing the New Jersey State Police, claiming that the promotion process is stacked against them because the supervisory officers who run it apply subjective standards, thereby keeping the upper echelons mostly white. The plaintiffs are 22 Hispanic or black troopers who claim they were denied promotions above the rank of sergeant because of their race and despite "exemplary qualifications," and one officer, who claims he was subjected to harassment and other retaliation for complaining about the process and attempting to change it. ...

Source: www.star-telegram.com --- 23 hours ago
Officials say there are socioeconomic factors but that many victims just don't have enough swimming skills. ...

Source: www.earthtimes.org --- 3 days ago
Paris - When US presidential candidate Barack Obama arrives in Paris on Friday he will be welcomed as a symbol of hope by many members of France's troubled ethnic minority groups. In a statement issued after Obama clinched the Democratic presidential... ...