Tag: Race and ethnicity
US cites China, Myanmar, Ethiopia in genocide report
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday renewed genocide allegations against China for repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in its northwest Xinjiang...
Oklahoma board approves rules banning certain race theories
OKLAHOMA CITY — Public school teachers in Oklahoma could have their teaching licenses suspended for teaching certain concepts about race and racism under new...
Man tied to violent prison gang pleads guilty in Jan. 6 riot
A Florida man who was part of a white supremacist prison gang when he served time for attempted murder pleaded guilty Monday to joining...
Court tosses lawsuit over articles on lawyer’s neo-Nazi ties
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit in which a Baltimore attorney accused the Southern...
For top #MeToo legal duo, a pandemic year brings no pause
She’d just upended her life by going public with sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. And Charlotte Bennett, a former aide...
In Georgia, Kemp sets out to mend fractured GOP
ATLANTA — Brian Kemp often tells supporters to “keep choppin’ wood,” the way the self-described “country guy” urges a steady, deliberate approach. Yet the...
Charlottesville readies for removal of Confederate statues
RICHMOND, Va. — Crews in Charlottesville are preparing to remove a Confederate statue that became a rallying point for white supremacists and helped inspire...
Auschwitz survivor who fought racism with music dies at 96
BERLIN — Esther Bejarano, a survivor of the Auschwitz death camp who devoted much of her life to the fight against antisemitism and racism,...
With Harris and Hannah-Jones, Howard University is on a roll
WASHINGTON — With the surprise twin hiring of two of the country's most prominent writers on race, Howard University is positioning itself as one...
Democrats craft voting bill with eye on Supreme Court fight
WASHINGTON — As congressional Democrats gear up for another bruising legislative push to expand voting rights, much of their attention has quietly focused on...