Tag: Racial and ethnic discrimination
Diverse England team wins fans in nation eager for good news
LONDON — Hannah Kumari has been an English soccer fan since childhood, but she never wanted to fly an England flag. Until now.
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White man sentenced in attack on Black teen at Michigan park
DETROIT — A white man has been sentenced to five years in prison for attacking a Black teenager with a bike lock because of...
Bug experts seeking new name for destructive gypsy moths
Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it's considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth.
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Report: Till slaying still being investigated 65 years later
The Justice Department is continuing its investigation into the killing of Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose slaying 65 years ago in Mississippi sparked...
Racial bias reports threaten Tulane med school accreditation
Associated Press — Allegations of racial discrimination in the Tulane University School of Medicine's Graduate Medical Education program have prompted an accrediting organization to...
Biden with few options to stabilize Haiti in wake of slaying
MIAMI — The last time Haiti was thrust into turmoil by assassination was 1915, when an angry group of rebels raided the French Embassy...
Ex-Liberty exec files lawsuit alleging racial discrimination
LYNCHBURG, Va. — A former NFL player hired last year to help lead diversity initiatives at Liberty University is suing the school, alleging racial...
Norman Knight: What’s happening to our old oak tree?
“What is going on with the oak trees?” I wondered to Becky.
“I’m not sure,” she said, “but something is clearly wrong.”
From our vantage point...
Black students, faculty: UNC needs self-examination on race
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — When the University of North Carolina first declined to vote on granting tenure to journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, kicking off a...
White man who pushed Black neighbor in racist rant arrested
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A white man who is seen in video footage pushing a Black neighbor with his chest and using racist slurs...