Articles related to "Racial Prejudice"

Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice (SHARP) is an anti-racism group attempting to remove the taint of neo-Nazi hate-speak from the skinhead name.

Central to the various episodes in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is a racially charged trial, which underscores the issues of prejudice and tolerance.

Roald Dahl leads the field of children's authors by creating a world where nothing is out of bounds for children and no one will defeat them.

The 70th anniversary of the premiere of Gone With the Wind opens the door to new scrutiny of the historical misconceptions perpetuated by one of Hollywood's top films.

When groups indulge in ethnic, religious, racial stereotyping they are using groupthink and practicing a dangerous shadow projection of the collective unconscious.

Virgil Tibbs, played by Sidney Poitier, investigates a murder in the Deep South. He has to contend with a Mississippi town's racist sheriff, played by Rod Steiger.

South of Broad is Pat Conroy's first novel since the exceptional Beach Music fourteen years ago and centers around a group of friends coming of age in Charleston.

When faced with a remark that could be interpreted as racist from a friend or co-worker, it's best to respond with a level-head.

John McPhee's Levels of the Game explains a US Open semifinal match between Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner in the light of their backgrounds and characters.

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln made a failed attempt to emigrate former slaves out of the U.S. in a humanitarian effort to improve their future.

An analysis of the human connections in Ernest Gaines's novel A Lesson Before Dying, by Guest Author Jennie R Poston.

Allan Wilmot talks about his experiences as a black Jamaican making a new home in England and his rise from hotel dish washer to super star of the 1950's/60s music scene.

George MacDonald Fraser has stepped up a level with his new novel "Black Ajax", an examination of prizefighting and race in Regency England.

Lauren Kessler's novel follows the Yasui family as they struggle to succeed in America in spite of racial prejudice and finally internment during World War II.

Twenty years after its release, the motion picture Glory is still well worth watching -- even for those who have seen it before.

By teaching adopted kids how to answer adoption questions, adoptees become confident in deciding who to share information with and how to handle intrusive questions.

Although he loved football, and was arguable the best player at the Carlisle Indian School, Thorpe would gain international recognition for his skill on the race track

These 1940 Oscar winning films are strong examples of powerful filmmaking. All were well received in their day and are all still highly regarded even now.

These five best picture winners from the first half of the 1960s included two musicals, an historical epic, a racial drama, and the only X-Rated film to win an Oscar.

In transracial adoption, adoptive families learn to embrace their child's birth heritage, become racially aware, and deal with stereotypes and prejudice as a family.

Adoptive parents can help adopted kids adjust to a new school year by discussing class projects, culture awareness and adoption issues with the teacher.

Researchers are finding evidence that people associate white with moral purity and black with its opposite.

Tales from Earthsea author Ursula K. LeGuin tells her thoughts on Goro Miyazaki's Tales from Earthsea.

The idea that a black female slave born in Africa could compose poems in English was preposterous to many people in early America. So she had to pass a test.

First published in 1948, Cry, the Beloved Country established Paton as one of South Africa's greatest writers and remains a world classic today.

Modern teenager Sam travels back in time to 1854 to the Ballarat goldfields where she becomes part of one of Australia's most significant rebellions.

Robyn Scott's debut work is simultaneously an engaging account of a life in Botswana, a study of racism/AIDS, and a testament to the need for innovation and perseverance

Stone throwing events occurred in times when people believed witchcraft was real and that practitioners made pacts with the devil. Poltergeists were considered demons.

Marvel Comics, the home of such legendary characters as Spider-Man, Captain America, and the X-Men, has a long and storied past.

Stevie Wonder was called upon by Spike Lee to provide the soundtrack for 1991's Jungle Fever, a film whose racial message was apt for the artist.

At first sight, the idea of creating a new African nation for freed American slaves might sound like a humanitarian act. However, the truth was very different.

One of the most well-known Rastafarians in history, Nesta Marley, or Bob Marley as most would know him; set the world ablaze with his deep socially conscious music.

Native American citizenship has been a long struggle, both politically and culturally.