Tag: Racial and ethnic discrimination
Justice delayed? In wealthy California town, officer kills 2
<p>DANVILLE, Calif. — Just past the Village Theatre and a quaint corner chocolate shop is the intersection where Officer Andrew Hall shot and killed...
Panel says faith community must lead slavery reparations
<p>The faith community should guide the way on reparations for America’s history of slavery and racial discrimination and help the nation’s process of reconciliation...
US to ramp up tracking of domestic extremism on social media
<p>WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security plans to ramp up social media tracking as part of an enhanced focus on domestic violent extremism....
Student’s arrest for racist post sparks free speech debate
The arrest of a Connecticut high school student accused of posting racist comments about a Black classmate on social media is being supported by...
‘Let’s Make a Slave’ lesson lawsuit dismissed in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed last fall against the Metro Nashville Public Schools and a teacher over an...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...