The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have found themselves steeped in racially tinged bickering just as they’re gearing up for the South Carolina Democratic primary — a race viewed as a good measurement of which presidential candidate has the strongest support from African-Americans, who make up half the vote [...]

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

If you haven’t heard already, Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman was suspended for two weeks yesterday after making a racially sensitive comment during last Friday’s telecast of the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Honolulu.

The Golf Channel said in its statement,

I can’t tell you how old I was at the time, but I do remember my head barely reaching the fourth drawer on my bedroom bureau. And looking down at me were rows of Barbie dolls, all white, all blond and all beautiful. The toys — though hand-me-downs — were still a precious treasure. [...]

The New York Times had an article in today’s paper about a growing trend among Muslim men in Egypt. Writer Michael Slackman reports that as Egypt experiences a revival of the Islamic faith, many are eager to prove their religious piety. And while women will adopt the hijab, a scarf fitted around the hair and [...]

According to an Associated Press report, the Sudanese teacher jailed for insulting Islam after allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad was pardoned today.

The British teacher, 54-year-old Gillian Gibbons, was convicted and sentenced Thursday to 15 days in prison and deportation for insulting Islam, but today, Sudan’s president pardoned her. Her time in [...]

According to USINFO article, American corporations are looking for guidance on how to handle religion in the workplace, how to accommodate workers various beliefs and practices.

The article states that where before religion was a non-issue, the increased immigration by Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and other groups, has resulted in a more religiously diverse workforce.

Citing David [...]

The Associated Press reports that a British teacher is accused of inciting religious hatred in Sudan after her class named a teddy bear “Muhammed.”

The teacher, 54-year-old Gillian Gibbons, was arrested Sunday after one of her student’s parents complained, saying she named the bear after Islam’s prophet and founder.

If convicted, Gibbons could face a whipping of [...]

Sooo … as a reporter you’re always mixin’ and minglin’ with folks, trying to get comments on stories and whatnot. And in my two-plus years here at The Journal News, I’ve gotten a whole bunch of: “Hello, Dear. Now where are you from?” Usually, that translates to, “What kind of Asian are you?”

But I [...]

According to a report released yesterday by New York-based Catalyst, a group that promotes diversity in the workplace, companies with more women board members achieved better financial results than those with fewer female directors.

The report showed that return on equity at Fortune 500 companies with the most female board members was 53 percent higher than [...]