Tag: Discrimination
Faith leaders hope Chauvin verdict lifts racial justice work
<p>Faith leaders in Minnesota and across the United States expressed hope that their advocacy work for racial justice will gain momentum from the guilty...
Following verdict in Floyd case, USC football reflects
USC was supposed to take the field on Tuesday for one of its final practices of the spring football season.
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Review: Love, loss and racism in ‘The Son of Mr. Suleman’
<p>“The Son of Mr. Suleman,” Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton)</p>
<p>“The Son...
Ted Nugent, who once dismissed COVID-19, sickened by virus
<p>Rocker Ted Nugent is revealing he was in agony after testing positive for coronavirus — months after he said the virus was “not a...
Man charged with trying to run down Black kids with truck
<p>HOLBROOK, Mass. — A Massachusetts man has been charged with hate crimes after authorities say he drove his pickup truck toward a group of...
Memphis council plans vote on ordinance tied to oil pipeline
<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. — City council members in Memphis, Tennessee, were scheduled to vote Tuesday on a law that could make it more difficult for...
New St. Louis mayor pledges to fight all discrimination
<p>ST. LOUIS — Tishaura Jones has called systemic racism the biggest obstacle to progress in St. Louis, and the city’s new mayor used her...
Democrats point to Georgia in push for new elections law
<p>WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are spotlighting Georgia as they build their case for a broad overhaul of U.S. election law, arguing <a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-legislature-bills-state-elections-voting-rights-b2b014cc81894a50fc513168a5f1d0b8">the new...
Leaders hail verdict in Floyd death, say much work remains
<p>The nation watched as former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin <a href="https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-live-updates-04-20-2021-955a78df9a7a51835ad63afb8ce9b5c1">went on trial</a> for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee, and...
Older Korean-Americans in LA fearful amid anti-Asian attacks
Los Angeles — Yong Sin Kim, an 85-year-old Korean immigrant living in a senior apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles, says he rarely leaves...