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Families confront present-day racism in search for ancestors

By theGrio

1:30 PM on 05/17/2010

From The LA Times - A reporter faces anger and hostility as the search for his earliest American ancestor leads to a lineage of African slaves and farmers...
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Finding a job while having an "ethnic" name

By Yasmeen Muqtasid

8:46 AM on 09/29/2009

OPINION - Does your name matter when it comes hiring decisions? Many times it does, and it even more so when you factor in race. In fact, the way names of people from different races are perceived...
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