Tag: Race and ethnicity
Carmouche to be 1st Black jockey in Kentucky Derby since ’13
Long before Kendrick Carmouche started riding horses growing up in Louisiana, Black jockeys were synonymous with the sport.
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Carmouche to be 1st Black jockey in Kentucky Derby since ’13
<p>Long before Kendrick Carmouche started riding horses growing up in Louisiana, Black jockeys were synonymous with the sport.</p>
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‘1619 Project’ writer to join UNC journalism school faculty
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will join the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s journalism...
Tennessee officer fired for high-fiving man using race slur
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee police department fired an officer last fall after video surfaced of him high-fiving a man who used a racial...
‘1619 Project’ writer to join UNC journalism school faculty
<p>CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will join the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s journalism...
Chicago-based Poetry Foundation hires new president
<p>NEW YORK — The Poetry Foundation has chosen Michelle T. Boone as its new president, the first time a woman and a person of...
Ex-deputy in Georgia pleads guilty in federal firearms case
<p>MACON, Ga. — A former Georgia deputy has pleaded guilty to possessing unregistered firearms, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.</p>
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Tim Scott, only Black GOP senator, set to respond to Biden
WASHINGTON — Tim Scott, the only Black Republican senator, is often happy to dart past Capitol Hill reporters without saying much. This time, he...
Tennessee officer fired for high-fiving man using race slur
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee police department fired an officer last fall after video surfaced of him high-fiving a man who used a racial...
Report: Pandemic gives rise to antisemitic ‘Zoom bombing’
<p>Antisemites adopted a new tactic for spewing their hate when the COVID-19 pandemic closed synagogues and Jewish schools and community centers: hijacking video conferences.</p>
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