<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Discrimination against blacks linked to dehumanization : RSS 2.0</title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><webMaster>plime.com</webMaster><copyright>2008, plime.com.</copyright><lastBuildDate></lastBuildDate><pubDate></pubDate><generator>Plime/1</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><image><title>Discrimination against blacks linked to dehumanization : RSS 2.0</title><url>http://www.plime.com/images/logo.gif</url><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Discrimination against blacks linked to dehumanization]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude historical depictions of African Americans as ape-like may have disappeared from mainstream U.S. culture, but research presented in a new paper by psychologists at Stanford, Pennsylvania State University and the University of California-Berkeley reveals that many Americans subconsciously associate blacks with apes.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/61814/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/61814/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Racist, Sexist Selves]]></title><description><![CDATA[The unconscious is playing a political role this year, for the evidence is overwhelming that most Americans have unconscious biases both against blacks and against women in executive roles.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/57235/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/science/l/57235/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Blacks Protest MTV &amp; BET]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of african-americans are &quot;protesting&quot; at the home of Viacom executives. Trying to extort them and force them to stop the airing of music videos that have any negative content for blacks or that promote drugs.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/40711/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/40711/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[All Blacks to have tests in US]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New Zealand All Blacks, please.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/sports/l/8103/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/sports/l/8103/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[L.A. gang killed to 'cleanse' turf of blacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a murderous quest aimed at &quot;cleansing&quot; their turf of snitches and rival gangsters, members of one of Los Angeles County's most vicious Latino gangs sometimes killed people just because of their race, an investigation found.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/45649/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/45649/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Minority voting power takes center stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historical realities suggest that blacks and Hispanics won't play much of a role in determining the Republican Party presidential nominee. But this year's Democratic primary and caucus schedule was designed specifically to give increased influence to minorities, particularly Latinos.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/47051/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/47051/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[ Whites now minority in 1 in 10 counties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whites are now in the minority in nearly one in 10 U.S. counties. And that increased diversity, fueled by immigration and higher birth rates among blacks and Hispanics, is straining race relations and sparking a backlash against immigrants in many communities.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/30757/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/30757/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanford offers a tuition break to middle class]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stanford University on Wednesday became the latest elite institution to announce a big boost in financial aid for undergraduates from the middle class.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/51584/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/51584/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Clues to ancestral origin of placenta emerge in Stanford study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have uncovered the first clues about the ancient origins of a mother's intricate lifeline to her unborn baby, the placenta, which delivers oxygen and nutrients critical to the baby's health.  The evidence suggests the placenta of humans and other mammals evolved from the much simpler tissue that attached to the inside of eggshells.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/58621/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/science/l/58621/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanford camera chip can see in 3D]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most folks think of a photo as a two-dimensional representation of a scene. Stanford University researchers, however, have created an image sensor that also can judge the distance of subjects within a snapshot.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/51627/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/51627/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Using The &quot;N&quot; Word - &quot;Should Blacks Stop Saying It?&quot;]]></title><description><![CDATA[One man's take on the &quot;N-word&quot; as used by whites and blacks.  Not what I would consider an iron-clad defense, but certainly brings up some interesting points.  Thoughts, Plimates?]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/65385/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/65385/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Whites tricked blacks into consuming urine]]></title><description><![CDATA[White students at a South African university tricked black residence hall workers into eating stew containing urine, prompting a march Wednesday in which five people were arrested, university officials said.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/52335/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/52335/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[African Slaves First to Bring Rice to the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preliminary genetic research suggests that African slaves are responsible for nearly every facet of one of the first rice varieties grown in the U.S., as well as one of the most lucrative crops in early American history.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/42889/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/42889/1/</guid><category>plime.com</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item></channel></rss>