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A U.S. Customs Officer at the Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada stopped an Arab-American and his family on their way back to the United States for further inspection. After he had handed in his Customs Declaration Card and passport, he was told to wait while the officer consulted a supervisor and proceeded to take his driver’s license while they waited. It was approximately 30 minutes later when the supervisor emerged and asked some questions eventually allowing them to proceed to the gate.

In April 2008 Oscar James, a twenty seven year old African American Councilman from Newark, NJ, along with five other adults and five teenagers traveled to Louisiana to volunteer their time in a week-long Habitat for Humanity program. One of the purposes of the group’s trip was to show the residents of Louisiana that the rest of the country had not forgotten about them or their flood-damaged homes.

In May 2007, two African American students at Deer Valley High School were expelled from school for running away from police officers who tried to cite them for blocking traffic while they walked through the parking lot of a shopping center.The students’ expulsions were upheld by the Contra Costa County Board of Education, notwithstanding that (1) neither student’s

A 24 year old mother in Cobb County, Rubi now knows that she should avoid driving at all costs, and only goes out for emergencies or to take her 6<