Tag: Racial and ethnic discrimination
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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Woman pleads guilty to hate crimes for running down children
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines woman has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for intentionally driving her SUV into two children in...
Oscar slate holds “firsts” for Asian actors, filmmakers
It may be hard to believe that there are still many “firsts” left to check off after 93 years of the Academy Awards, and...
Biden to America after Floyd verdict: ‘We can’t stop here’
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd “can be a...
Floyd verdict gives hope, if only fleeting, to Black America
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Relief, even if fleeting and momentary, is a feeling that Black Americans have rarely known in America: From slavery to Jim Crow...
Floyd verdict sparks hope, inspiration for activists abroad
<p>PARIS — The guilty verdict in the trial over George Floyd's death was not just celebrated in America. It signaled hope for those seeking...