race relations

NAACP Warns Churches Could Be Targets Of Election Related Hate Crimes

Paul Tuthill — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:15:00 +0000

Civil rights leaders in Springfield Massachusetts, where a black church was burned four years ago, are urging local churches to be on guard as election day approaches. WAMC”s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.

The Springfield branch of the NAACP has sent a 19 page security guide to more than 100 churches in western Massachusetts. The Springfield NAACP president, Rev. Talbert Swan said the organization is concerned that African American churches could be the targets of hate crimes should President Obama be re-elected.

Some of My Best Friends Are Black

Joe Donahue — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:35:27 +0000

We speak with Tanner Colby about his new book, Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America.

Housing Discrimination Complaints Rising

Paul Tuthill — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:55:00 +0000

Civil rights authorities say they've seen a serious uptick in housing discrimination complaints in Massachusetts. Its further fall out from the foreclosure crisis. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.