Tag: Racial and ethnic discrimination
Judge from Mississippi civil rights murder trial dies at 79
JACKSON, Miss. — A private funeral will be held Friday for the Mississippi judge who handed down a life sentence to the white supremacist...
Column: Payback for Elder, but he’ll never be paid in full
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Lee Elder was 40 years old when he made history as the first Black player to tee it up at the...
Report: Pandemic amped up anti-Semitism, forced it online
<p>TEL AVIV, Israel — Coronavirus lockdowns last year shifted some anti-Semitic hatred online, where conspiracy theories blaming Jews for the pandemic’s medical and economic...
Spanish government wants explanations about racism incident
<p>MADRID — The Spanish government wants explanations from the league and the soccer federation about the actions taken by officials after a player said...
Review: In ‘Moffie,’ brutal intolerance in ’80s South Africa
<p>The main character of Oliver Hermanus’ shattering “Moffie," set in 1981 South Africa, is a handsome, white 18-year-old. In the country's system of apartheid,...
Report: Pandemic amped up anti-Semitism, forced it online
TEL AVIV, Israel — Coronavirus lockdowns last year shifted some anti-Semitic hatred online, where conspiracy theories blaming Jews for the pandemic’s medical and economic...
Spanish government wants explanations about racism incident
MADRID — The Spanish government wants explanations from the league and the soccer federation about the actions taken by officials after a player said...
Review: In ‘Moffie,’ brutal intolerance in ’80s South Africa
The main character of Oliver Hermanus’ shattering “Moffie," set in 1981 South Africa, is a handsome, white 18-year-old. In the country's system of apartheid,...
French cyclist Nacer Bouhanni speaks out about racist abuse
<p>BRUSSELS — Nacer Bouhanni's haters don't care that he is a former French cycling champion, or even that he was born and raised in...
Baltimore removes statue of slaveowner near its waterfront
<p>BALTIMORE — The city of Baltimore has removed a statue of an Irish-born slave-owning merchant from a square in the neighborhood he founded in...