Tag: Race and ethnicity
Pioneering comic Paul Mooney, a writer for Pryor, dies at 79
NEW YORK — Paul Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor's longtime writing partner and whose sage, incisive musings on racism and American...
House rebukes spa attacks as reminder of anti-Asian violence
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House on Wednesday approved a resolution condemning attacks in March that killed six women of Asian descent at Atlanta-area massage...
Texas hires 1st Black director of Longhorn marching band
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas has hired the first Black director of the Longhorn marching band one month after it announced the...
Hamilton, Verstappen continue F1 rivalry at Monaco GP
MONACO — After four close races between Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and title rival Max Verstappen, the tension looks set to keep rising...
White supremacist leader sentenced to 35 years in prison
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The leader of a violent white supremacist gang that began in Arkansas’ prisons was sentenced to 35 years in prison...
Chicago mayor: Reporters of color get 2-year mark interviews
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that she will grant one-on-one interviews to mark the two-year anniversary of her inauguration solely to...
Student’s arrest for racist post sparks free speech debate
<p>The arrest of a Connecticut high school student accused of posting racist comments about a Black classmate on social media is being supported by...
Pioneering comic Paul Mooney, a writer for Pryor, dies at 79
<p>NEW YORK — Paul Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor's longtime writing partner and whose sage, incisive musings on racism and American...
Ex-Pilot president wants Black judge replaced for 2nd trial
<p>KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The white former president of Pilot Co., the nation’s largest fuel retailer, wants a Black federal judge to recuse himself from...
New Dutch exhibition takes unflinching look at slavery
AMSTERDAM — The delicacy of one of the first objects in new exhibition at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum belies its brutality. At the end of a...