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VICTORVILLE (CBSLA.com) — Students at a high school in Victorville said violent fights have been breaking out between African-Americans and Latinos for the past two days. . . . . SNIP I need help from my fellow FReepers. I just cannot wrap my mind around this. How do we apply the usual Liberal "racist" template to this event, when there are apparently no whites around to blame? Who are the racists, here? The blacks? Or, the browns? Or, are both equally racist -- or, since they are non- white, are they given a "get-out-of-all-charges-of-racism-free" cards, meaning that they are color...

What is the most important thing about mobs of black teens attacking and seriously injuring innocent pedestrians and businesses?  The feelings of teenagers who share the race of the attackers, according to Chicago's local CBS affiliate.That's right: Mobs of teenagers have unleashed terror in the streets of Chicago and other cities in "flash mobs," and the best thing CBS in Chicago has to say about that is that black teenagers are worried about racial profiling.George Orwell would shudder after reading this headline: "Some Worry Mob Attacks Are Encouraging Racial Profiling."  In the story, a journalist interviews young black teens...

Report: Some areas in China under martial law after protests By Eve Bower, CNN May 29, 2011 -- Updated 0210 GMT (1010 HKT) (CNN) -- In an apparent response to days of protests, Chinese authorities have declared martial law in parts of the northeast's inner Mongolia autonomous region, according to Amnesty International. The region has long been the scene of ethnic tension between Mongolians, who have lived in the area for centuries, and the Han people, who arrived in larger numbers after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Han people are the majority ethnic group in...

September 9, 2002One year later: Campus honors victims, examines world tensionsLike their peers across the nation, scholars at UC Santa Cruz have followed the events of the past year with a combination of personal and professional interest. On the anniversary of 9-11, UCSC historian Terry Burke, above, is among the faculty members offering commentary.Members of the campus community will gather at noon on September 11 in the Upper Quarry Amphitheater. The amphitheater was the site of a similar event in 2001, below. Photo: UCSC Photo Services As the campus prepares to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks on...