Tag: Race and ethnicity
Woman pleads guilty to hate crimes for running down children
<p>DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines woman has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for intentionally driving her SUV into two children in...
Georgia park honoring confederacy gets first Black chair
<p>ATLANTA — The board overseeing an Atlanta area park that has centuries-old ties to the Ku Klux Klan and contains the largest Confederate monument...
Longhorn Band will be required to play ‘The Eyes of Texas’
<p>AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas has announced that its traditional marching and pep bands will be required to play “The Eyes of...
Oscar slate holds "firsts” for Asian actors, filmmakers
<p>It may be hard to believe that there are still many “firsts” left to check off after 93 years of the Academy Awards, and...
Daunte Wright to be eulogized at Minneapolis funeral
MINNEAPOLIS — Just days after guilty verdicts were handed down for the former Minneapolis police officer whose killing of George Floyd set off nationwide...
Virginia man pleads guilty in connection with cross-burning
<p>ABINGDON, Va. — A southwest Virginia man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal offense in connection with the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/261fba200df0cf66813d2a5db2469026">burning of a cross</a> last...
DC statehood faces a crossroads with congressional vote
WASHINGTON — Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., face a milestone moment in their decades-long movement to reshape the American political map.
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Blue states chart diverging paths on death penalty debate
CARSON CITY, Nev. — An effort to repeal the death penalty in Nevada is exposing polarization in the Legislature while proving party affiliation can...
Bus driver out of job after racist remark to student
<p>NEW ORLEANS — A white Louisiana school bus driver who made a racist remark to a Black student about the murder of George Floyd...
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...