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Black hockey player brings out the ‘burning crosses’ on Twitter

Black hockey player brings out the ‘burning crosses’ on Twitter

Take a sport played predominantly by whites and followed by predominantly white fans, add a city with a racist reputation, and mix in some social media and you have the ugly result in Boston this week when the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins began their playoff series.
by Bob Collins

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Long before Sterling's comments, there was Calvin Griffith

Long before Sterling's comments, there was Calvin Griffith

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, the chair of the NBA Board of Governors, says he will work quickly to try and convince Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell the franchise after Sterling was banned from the league for life and fined $2.5 million.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Northside group asking for apology from MPD

Northside group asking for apology from MPD

About a dozen residents met with Minneapolis police officials last week to talk about a recent encounter with the police. Some say the underlying cause of such incidents is racial profiling - that police are targeting them because of the color of their skin.
by Brandt Williams

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Live blog: NBA to discuss Sterling probe as fallout mounts

Live blog: NBA to discuss Sterling probe as fallout mounts

Adam Silver, the commissioner of the National Basketball Association, is holding a news conference this afternoon regarding the investigation involving Clippers owner Donald Sterling and those racially charged comments attributed to him.

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NBA to announce results of Sterling investigation

The NBA is scheduled to announce Tuesday afternoon the result of its investigation into alleged racist remarks by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

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'No Saints Around Here' is a caregiver's story

When writer Susan Allen Toth's husband James was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, she decided to put her career on hold. The couple enjoyed time together, as Toth transitioned into a new role as her husband's primary caregiver. That experience is chronicled in Toth's new memoir, "No Saints Around Here: A Caregiver's Days."
by Cathy Wurzer

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Lack of city pools called a civil rights issue

Lack of city pools called a civil rights issue

In a city where water is often a part of life, advocates say there's a dearth of indoor swimming pools. They say many children who live in the city of lakes, especially in diverse and lower-income patches of the city, aren't learning to swim.
by Laura Yuen

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