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Museum celebrates stories of Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit but controversy about racism remains

Uncle Remus museum still grapples with race issues

Some ex-workers object to Kodak’s offer to settle race discrimination lawsuits for $21.4M

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A group of former Eastman Kodak Co. workers objected Friday to a proposed $21.4 million deal to settle two lawsuits by black employees who maintain they were paid and promoted less than white counterparts.

House OKs provision intended to increase number of blacks at Coast Guard Academy

WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly for a bill that includes a provision giving members of Congress a say over who is admitted to the U.S. Coast Guard’s 1,000-cadet service academy in New London, Conn.

Protesters rally against far-right leader appearing on TV politics show; BBC defends invite

LONDON — Anti-fascist protesters broke into the BBC’s west London headquarters on Thursday ahead of a white-supremacist party leader’s appearance on a leading political debate show.

W.Va. woman says she lied in high-profile torture case with racial implications

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When a black woman told West Virginia authorities in 2007 that seven white people had raped and tortured her over several days in a racially motivated attack, minority rights groups rallied to her support.

Texas oil field equipment maker under fire for unfairly denying promotions to black workers

LUFKIN, Texas — State historical markers outside the headquarters of Lufkin Industries Inc. tell how the company started repairing sawmill equipment at the turn of the 20th century and grew to make many of the pumps dotting the world’s oil fields.

Virginia governor’s race provides a snapshot of America’s attitudes a year before midterms

PURCELLVILLE, Va. — Just a year after this one-time Confederate state helped elect a black man president, Democrats are desperately trying to hang onto the governorship.

Farrakhan warns supporters not become ‘pacified’ by election of 1st black president

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Minister Louis Farrakhan on Sunday urged his followers not to become complacent by President Barack Obama’s election and to work to repair communities.