race issues

Within the last few days Crystal Mangum recanted her accusation against the three Duke lacrosse players. My intention for this thread is that it can cover any aspect of the 2006-2007 case, including Ms. Mangum's conviction. This case has many earmarks of false accusations or convictions: At...

It may soon be a crime in Grand Rapids, Michigan to call the police on people of color for 'participating in their lives' https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/25/us/grand-rapids-racial-police-calls-trnd/index.html

Given that I have encountered people who hold that racism is an inherent trait linked to the 'white gene', I wonder how they can explain this since it involves a mixture of the 'peoples of color'...

Sometimes the unexpected happens... https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/super-smash-bros-game-leads-to-noise-complaints-police-arrive-and-join-gamers/ar-BBQVFRG :)

I found this editoral written by the entire board of the 'Harvard Crimson' newspaper via Jerry Coynes blog. The background is that Asian-American students, with aid from Anti-affirmative action types have sued Harvard to get affirmative action removed on the grounds it discriminates against...