Wall Street at sea
The lead boat rounds the mark and up goes a spinnaker emblazoned with the logo of Prudential-Bache Securities. The skyscrapers of lower Manhattan loom in the near distance. Must be a TV commercial,...
View ArticleObama: Police who arrested professor 'acted stupidly'
President Obama said that police in Cambridge, Massachusetts, "acted stupidly" in arresting a prominent black Harvard professor last week after a confrontation at the man's home.
View ArticleCambridge mayor: Gates' arrest shouldn't have happened
The mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, said she is going to meet with the city's police chief to make sure the scenario that caused the arrest of a prominent black Harvard University professor does not...
View ArticleObama: I didn't mean to slight Cambridge police
President Obama said Friday he spoke with the police officer who arrested a Harvard professor and told the officer he did not mean to malign the Cambridge Police Department when he said police acted...
View Article911 caller in Gates arrest never referred to 'black suspects'
The woman who made the 911 call that led to the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. never referred to black suspects when she called authorities for what she thought was a potential...
View ArticleObama to meet Thursday with professor, officer
A senior administration official said Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Department will be visiting the White House Thursday.
View ArticleCaller in Gates case says she'd do it again
In her first public appearance, the woman who made the 911 call that led to the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. said Wednesday she would make the call again if placed in the same...
View ArticleCommentary: What's the 'teachable moment'?
The controversy involving the arrest of a black Harvard professor by a white police officer has brought race relations in America to the front burner.
View ArticleWill White House beer help nation chill on race?
Lucia Whalen strolled down a sidewalk near Harvard University, enjoying a lunchtime ritual she'd repeated many times in her 15 years working in Cambridge, Massachusetts. But on this day, July 16, her...
View ArticleOfficer who sent 'jungle-monkey' e-mail: 'I am not a racist'
The Boston police officer who sent a mass e-mail in which he compared Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. to a "banana-eating jungle monkey" has apologized, saying he's not a racist.
View ArticleCommentary: A toast to beer diplomacy
For the last two weeks, Americans have been divided into two feuding camps: "Team Gates" and "Team Crowley." But after Thursday, those terms seem antiquated.
View ArticleComment: White House beers can't disguise race issues
It may have been the most famous "happy hour" in modern American history.
View ArticleLatinos say they also face racial profiling by police
Many Latinos say they know how Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates felt during a recent arrest because they believe police often racially profile Hispanics, too.
View ArticleAfter beers, professor, officer plan to meet again
The officer who arrested a top African-American professor said talks over beers Thursday evening at the White House were productive and the two men plan to meet again.
View ArticleSay it with roses: Harvard prof sends gift to 911 caller
The woman who made the 911 call that led to Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates' controversial arrest wasn't present at the so-called beer summit.
View ArticleGates jokes: I offered to help officer's kids get into Harvard
In his first public appearance since the "Beer Summit" at the White House, Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates joked about his controversial arrest last month in Cambridge, Massachusetts,...
View ArticlePoll: Did Obama's reaction to Gates arrest hurt him?
A new national poll indicates that white and black Americans don't see eye to eye on last month's arrest of Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates.
View ArticleWhere's Obama's leadership on race?
Some African-Americans insist that President Obama should lead a national dialogue on race when there are high-profile racial incidents that capture the nation's attention. And, in that regard, at...
View ArticleReport: Harvard prof, police sergeant share blame
A white police sergeant and a black Harvard University professor both made mistakes in a confrontation last year that led to an arrest and a national debate on racial profiling, a report said.
View ArticleObama talks with USDA employee forced out of her job
Shirley Sherrod got her wish Thursday: a conversation with President Barack Obama about her forced resignation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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