Tag: Race and ethnicity
Former TV presenter puts race on Dutch political agenda
AMSTERDAM — Sylvana Simons is campaigning for the Dutch general election on a platform of what she calls radical equality.
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EXPLAINER: What is the impact of racially diverse juries?
<p>CHICAGO — Questions around race have been central to the murder case against the former Minneapolis police officer who leaned on George Floyd's neck...
White supremacists’ fake bomb threats net 3 years in prison
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A former Old Dominion University student who joined up with white supremacists in a swatting conspiracy that targeted a Black...
Diverse jury so far for ex-cop’s trial in Floyd’s death
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The jurors seated so far in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death are a diverse...
Johnson says comments about Capitol breach were not racist
MADISON, Wis. — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin denied Monday that he made racist comments last week when he said he...
University of the South reviewing racial insults during game
SEWANEE, Tenn. — The University of the South in Tennessee is working to identify students who leveled racial epithets at members of the visiting...
Racial diversity in children’s books grows, but slowly
<p>CHICAGO — In the world of children's books, villagers can protect their water from a black snake, dark skin is as beautiful as the...
Portland leaders condemn ongoing violence by ‘anarchists’
PORTLAND, Ore. — Leaders and elected officials in Portland, Oregon, came together Monday to demand an end to violence, criminal destruction and intimidation by...
EXPLAINER: What’s behind some Chauvin jury questions?
<p>Potential jurors in <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lawyer-ex-officer-wants-jury-hear-2019-george-flyod-arrest-e2c0d37026319a1987cdca47b93b33a0">the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer</a> accused in George Floyd's death have been asked many predictable questions. Attorneys...
EXPLAINER: What is the impact of racially diverse juries?
CHICAGO — Questions around race have been central to the murder case against the former Minneapolis police officer who leaned on George Floyd's neck...