Tag: Racial and ethnic discrimination
Jewish group condemns ‘pure antisemitism’ in German protests
<p>BERLIN — Germany's leading Jewish group on Thursday sharply condemned protests in front of a synagogue in the western city of Gelsenkirchen as “pure...
Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in the medical world
The inseparable sisters always stood out — identical twins from Twinsburg Ohio, whip-smart students from the side of town with unpaved streets and no...
Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in the medical world
<p>The inseparable sisters always stood out — identical twins from Twinsburg Ohio, whip-smart students from the side of town with unpaved streets and no...
Appeals court overturns conviction in racial slur case
<p>RICHMOND, Va. — The conviction of a retired U.S. Air Force officer who used a racial slur while speaking to a Black store clerk...
Judge asked to OK evidence of Ahmaud Arbery’s past troubles
<p>BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Attorneys for a white father and son charged with chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery are asking a judge to allow evidence...
Appeals court overturns conviction in racial slur case
RICHMOND, Va. — The conviction of a retired U.S. Air Force officer who used a racial slur while speaking to a Black store clerk...
Barry Jenkins on his unflinching epic ‘Underground Railroad’
<p>LOS ANGELES — When Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins was considering adapting Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Underground Railroad into a limited series,...
Judge asked to OK evidence of Ahmaud Arbery’s past troubles
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Attorneys for a white father and son charged with chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery are asking a judge to allow evidence...
North Carolina House approves bill to limit teaching of race
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina House Republicans approved a plan on Wednesday to prohibit public schools from embracing certain ideas that critically examine how...
Probe: Vermont police endangered Black state legislator
BENNINGTON, Vt. — A two-year investigation into a Vermont police department has found that officers failed to adequately investigate alleged threats against former state...