Tag: Racial and ethnic discrimination
Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice Act
<p>DETROIT — The Movement for Black Lives is opposing the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-race-and-ethnicity-police-legislation-elections-c987221568ce5322d93c274c9f42b2a8">George Floyd Justice in Policing Act</a>, arguing the bill doubles down on reform...
Warnock: GOP voting restrictions resurrect ‘Jim Crow era’
<p>Sen. Raphael Warnock, whose election as Georgia’s first Black senator helped hand control of the chamber to Democrats, used his first floor speech on...
Iowa City to reboot racial truth commission after infighting
<p>IOWA CITY, Iowa — A groundbreaking effort to document and dismantle institutional racism in Iowa’s most liberal city will be paused and relaunched after...
White supremacist propaganda surged in 2020, report says
NEW YORK — White supremacist propaganda reached alarming levels across the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report that the Anti-Defamation League provided...
Former TV presenter puts race on Dutch political agenda
<p>AMSTERDAM — Sylvana Simons is campaigning for the Dutch general election on a platform of what she calls radical equality. </p>
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White supremacists’ fake bomb threats net 3 years in prison
<p>FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A former Old Dominion University student who joined up with white supremacists in a swatting conspiracy that targeted a Black...
Johnson says comments about Capitol breach were not racist
<p>MADISON, Wis. — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin denied Monday that he <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-capitol-siege-race-and-ethnicity-wisconsin-2c0bc1149d9b6e057c31d56e92d0267b">made racist comments </a> last week when he said...
University of the South reviewing racial insults during game
<p>SEWANEE, Tenn. — The University of the South in Tennessee is working to identify students who leveled racial epithets at members of the visiting...
CBS says ‘The Talk’ staying off air after racism talk
<p>NEW YORK — CBS says its daytime show “The Talk” will stay on hiatus for another week after a discussion about racism involving co-host...
Former TV presenter puts race on Dutch political agenda
AMSTERDAM — Sylvana Simons is campaigning for the Dutch general election on a platform of what she calls radical equality.
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