Tag: Race and ethnicity
Video shows Black soldiers harassed at Virginia restaurant
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A group of Black soldiers was recently harassed at a northern Virginia restaurant by a woman who used racist language,...
Indiana Legislature ends on high note after struggles
INDIANAPOLIS — Republican lawmakers set up a constitutional challenge to Indiana GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb over his office’s emergency powers a week before wrapping...
Ku Klux Klan membership records made public in Denver
DENVER — History Colorado has debuted an online archive this week of 1,300 pages of original Ku Klux Klan membership records from 1924 through...
‘Look after my babies’: In Ethiopia, a Tigray family’s quest
<p>Gunfire crackled near the home of Abraha Kinfe Gebremariam. He hoped it drowned out the cries of his wife, curled up in pain, and...
Commonwealth panel acknowledges racism in honoring war dead
LONDON — The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has apologized after an investigation found that at least 161,000 mostly Africans and Indians who died fighting...
Proposals aim to end Church of England inaction over racism
LONDON — A report aiming to tackle racism in the Church of England has recommended dozens of proposals to end decades of inaction, including...
Comedian says he was racially profiled; police deny wrong
ATLANTA — A comedian called it racial profiling, but a police department working at Atlanta's airport describes what happened as a “consensual encounter.”
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Daunte Wright to be eulogized at Minneapolis funeral
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Just days after <a href="https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-convicted-george-floyd-killing-d93d1f9fc61a5261e179240dc16924dc">guilty verdicts were handed down</a> for the former Minneapolis police officer whose killing of George Floyd set off...
A philanthropic drive to aid Black women is gaining momentum
The needs of Black women and girls have become a focus of philanthropic efforts as major donors seek to narrow a racial wealth gap...
DC statehood faces a crossroads with congressional vote
<p>WASHINGTON — Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., face a milestone moment in their decades-long movement to reshape the American political map. </p>
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