Tag: Racial and ethnic discrimination
July 4, Juneteenth and the meaning of national holidays
NEW YORK — On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formally endorsed the Declaration of Independence. Celebrations began within days: parades and public readings,...
Review: ‘Forever Purge’ gets political on southern border
The dystopian action-horror “Purge” franchise has previously made stops in New York City, Los Angeles and Washington, DC. Now it's time to pull on...
Dozens in Bucharest gather to protest Czech Roma man’s death
BUCHAREST — More than a hundred people gathered outside the Czech Republic’s embassy in Bucharest Tuesday to protest the death of a Roma man...
How Southern Power Fund upends traditional grantmaking
Clara Benson, founder of a nascent South Carolina nonprofit that connects Black residents with health and wellness resources, got an intriguing call last September.
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Vandy AD condemns slurs directed at player parents at CWS
OMAHA, Neb. — Vanderbilt athletic director Candice Storey Lee on Tuesday condemned the use of racially offensive language directed at some of the parents...
Congressional leaders urge FCC to perform equity audit
Congressional leaders and a media advocacy group are urging the Federal Communications Commission to examine how policy decisions and programs have disparately harmed Black...
House looks to remove Roger Taney bust, Confederate statues
WASHINGTON — The House is expected to approve a bill Tuesday that would remove from the Capitol a bust of Roger Taney, the U.S....
Emory University to remove slavery advocate’s name from dorm
ATLANTA — Emory University will remove the name of an antebellum slavery supporter from a dormitory and add the name of a Black judge...
Citing racism, UN rights chief seeks reparations for Blacks
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging...
In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans
ST. LOUIS — She screamed and cried, banged on the dashboard, begging her husband to drive faster, faster, faster toward her brother lying face-down...