Remember: Yellow Journalism

From the PBS documentary Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War. Please visit site for related links.
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The Spanish-American War is often referred to as the first “media war.” During the 1890s, journalism that sensationalized—and sometimes even manufactured—dramatic events was a powerful force that helped propel the United States into war with Spain. Led by newspaper owners [...]

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¡México el hipócrita!!

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Abuses Suffered by Illegal Aliens at Mexico’s Southern Border
Aliens, their embassies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), international agencies, and Mexico’s migrant-protection Beta Groups find that most abuses suffered by immigrants entering Mexico take place along its 600-mile border with Guatemala, with far fewer crimes committed on the frontier between Quintana Roo and Belize. That the army, which [...]

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The town of Nicodemus finally gets the recognition is deserves

The tiny northwestern Kansas town of Nicodemus has been named one of 15 national sites of diversity by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
It is the only site in the Midwest.
Nominations were taken from preservationists and people interested in promoting diversity, said Jeannie McPherson, spokeswoman for the National Trust. The sites were listed in celebration [...]

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“Customized” graduation

These minority-specific graduation exercises were generally smaller in size and were designed to publicly recognize minority students for their academic achievements. The purpose also was to give these students an added sense of pride, importance and belonging — something that may have been absent from the general graduation exercise. In the black community, it was [...]

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“Customized” graduation

These minority-specific graduation exercises were generally smaller in size and were designed to publicly recognize minority students for their academic achievements. The purpose also was to give these students an added sense of pride, importance and belonging — something that may have been absent from the general graduation exercise. In the black community, it was [...]

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