Race and Civil Rights
November 18, 2008 -
Center for Public Policy Priorities.
November 17, 2008 -
The economy was the probably the biggest issue to elect Barack Obama. But the Democrats were helped by another big factor: Obama's strong support among Latino voters.
November 14, 2008 -
Facing South has reported on the changing political landscape of the South, arguing that with the social, economic, and demographic changes occurring across the region, there is a need for a new political strategy to address the South's emerging relevance. This relevance was shown in clear detail this month when the South helped to elect the the first African-American president of the United States.
November 13, 2008 -
A teacher at a North Carolina college filed a formal complaint with the Avery County Board of Elections after discovering some polling precincts posted inaccurate Spanish-language instructions for marking a ballot.
November 12, 2008 -
As Timothy Noah at Slate and others have pointed out, President-elect Barack Obama didn't do great with white voters.
November 12, 2008 -
A woman was allegedly murdered by the leader of a Louisiana Ku Klux Klan group when she tried to leave an initiation ritual over the weekend.
November 12, 2008 -
Advocacy groups including the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the National Fair Housing Allian