Inmates Segregated After L.A. Jail Riots **
Feb 7th, 2006 · Black and Latino inmates in two Los Angeles county jails have been segregated indefinitely after two weekend riots that left one prisoner dead and dozens injured.
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California Prisons on Alert After Weekend Violence *
Feb 6th, 2006 · The massive Los Angeles County jail system is mostly in lockdown after two weekend race riots that left one prisoner dead and dozens injured. Black and Latino inmates have been segregated at the two facilities where the riots broke out to prevent further violence.
Protests Over Cartoons Turn Violent in Lebanon
Feb 5th, 2006 · There were riots in Lebanon on Sunday over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published in Denmark this past fall. The Danish consulate in Beirut was torched and property in Christian areas was attacked.
The Bath Riots: Indignity Along the Mexican Border ****
Jan 28th, 2006 · For decades, U.S. health authorities used noxious chemicals to delouse Mexicans at border crossings. A new book details violence that followed a 17-year-old Mexican maid's refusal to take a gasoline bath.
Singer Evokes Turbulent History of Cairo, Ill. *
Jan 27th, 2006 · Cairo is best known for its link to the Lewis and Clark Expedition and its role during the Civil War. But musician Stace England delves into the town's most recent history, including dark periods of lynches, race riots and economic depression.
Le Pen's Rightist Views Find New Favor in France *
Jan 24th, 2006 · The rightwing French politician Jean Marie Le Pen's campaign for immigration controls once drew cries of outrage. Now the French center-right espouses them, and recent urban riots further muted opposition.
Ivory Coast Riots Turn Deadly
Jan 19th, 2006 · Four pro-government protesters were killed in Abidjan Wednesday when U.N. peacekeepers opened fire to repel an attack on their base in a third day of anti-U.N. riots. Renee Montagne talks to BBC reporter James Copnall.
Martin Luther King, 'At Canaan's Edge' *
Jan 15th, 2006 · In historian Taylor Branch's At Canaan's Edge, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is a citizen of his time. The peace marches of 1963; the Watts riots of 1965; the Vietnam conflict that dominated the late '60s -- King spoke about them all.
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