Mon, Jul 13th, 2009
Related topics:
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. - A private suburban Philadelphia swim club accused of racism after it canceled the memberships of dozens of minority children says it will seek a meeting to work out an agreement for the children to return.
Member Amy Goldman said those at a hastily called meeting at The Valley Club of Huntingdon Valley voted yesterday to reinstate the memberships of Creative Steps and two other day camps if safety issues, times, and terms can be agreed upon.
Related stories from top sites:
Officials: Dozens injured, 4 severely, when San Francisco light-rail train rear-ends another
Jul 8th, 2009 - StarTribune.com
SAN FRANCISCO - A light-rail train crashed into the rear of another train at a San Francisco boarding platform Saturday, injuring at least 48 people, authorities said.
Private Pool Bans Minority Campers
Jul 8th, 2009 - AOL News
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. (July 10) - State officials will investigate accusations of racial discrimination against a suburban Philadelphia swim club that allegedly reacted to a visiting group of minority children by asking them not to return.
Pa. swim club defends self against race accusation
Jul 8th, 2009 - Forbes.com
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. -- The head of a suburban Philadelphia swim club says safety, not racism, was the reason for the cancellation of the memberships of dozens of minority children.
Pa. swim club denies discrimination
Jul 8th, 2009 - MSNBC
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. - In a statement posted on its Web site Thursday afternoon, a swim club said accusations that it discriminated against a day camp for minority children were untrue.
Minority Children Turned Away From Pennsylvania Pool
Jul 8th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. — Members and officials of a private swimming pool in a predominantly white Philadelphia suburb reacted to a visiting group of minority children by asking them not to return and pulling other kids out of the water...
Related videos from YouTube:
- Racism Charges At Swim ClubA suburban swim club outside Philadelphia is coming under fire after being accused of racism. Bianca Solorzano reports.
- Philadelphia: Swim Club...More than 60 campers from Northeast Philadelphia were turned away from a private swim club and left to wonder if their race was the reason. I heard this lady, she was like, Uh, what are all these black kids doing here? Shes like ...
- Black Kids Get Kicked Out...Watch more at www.theyoungturks.com ... the young turks cenk uygur kids pool racist racism black white new york conservatives crazy political commercial commentary analysis documentary gotcha! ...
- Swim Club Turns Away Black CampersPrivate suburban Philadelphia club reneges on agreement with inner-city camp. For more video, please visit www.abcnews.com
Related stories from Digg:
Commission penalizes swim club in Penna. racism complaint
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission issued a finding of probable cause Tuesday that racism was involved in the decision last June by a suburban Philadelphia swim club to revoke privileges of a largely minority day care center.(World News)
johnnr2Wed, Sep 23rd, 20098 Diggs, 1 CommentsAmerica’s racism runs deeper than a Philly pool
By David A. Love, July 23, 2009 for The Progressive Media Project. The Valley Swim Club incident forced me to remember my own painful and humiliating experiences with racism, growing up as a black youth in America in the 1970s and 1980s.(World News)
theprogressiveThu, Jul 23rd, 20093 Diggs, 0 CommentsTyler Perry treats Philly kids to Disney World
Tyler Perry is paying for 65 children from a Philadelphia day camp to go to Walt Disney World after reading about allegations that a suburban swim club had shunned them because of racism.(Celebrity)
AraleNorimakiMon, Jul 20th, 20097 Diggs, 0 Comments
Leave a Reply