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Sally has master's degrees in science and journalism, is fascinated to a degree in most things. Always something to learn.

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Race & History

If you don't know what happened yesterday, you can't understand what's happening today. Of particular importance with race issues, historical events mold and define how people feel and act today. They also inform us of bridges to be built and breaches to be mended.

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Latest articles in Race & History

 Gypsy Holocaust: The Debate Over Naming the (Baro) Porajmos

During the late 1930s and 1940s a Final Solution was executed by the Nazi Regime against the Roma and Gypsies. Naming this horror has proved problematic.

Nov 25, 2011 – Jo Harrington

Porajmos: The Forgotten Genocide of the European Gypsies

An estimated 80% of the population of Roma, Gypsies and other travellers in Europe were executed between 1936-1945. The history books barely mention it.

Nov 23, 2011 – Jo Harrington

Black Is a Color—Not a Race

For years African Americans have struggled to shed stereotypes, but use of the word Black serves as a stifling pejorative.

Oct 22, 2011 – Demi A. Phillips

Cornwall or Kernow? The Celts and English Battle for One and All

Cornwall was never officially ceded into England. Legally, it remains a separate Celtic nation, but few recognise that fact. Nationalists want Kernow back.

Oct 8, 2011 – Jo Harrington

Defining the Term 'Diaspora'

General definition, pronunciations, and critical questions related to the word diaspora.

Mar 22, 2011 – James Gleghorn

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