Tag: Black Lives Matter
Sketch mocking Chinese launches racism debate in Italy
MILAN — A sketch on a popular Italian TV show mocking Chinese people has launched a debate about racism, and satire, in Italy.
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Florida ‘anti-riot’ bill goes to governor amid racial strife
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature approved stiffer penalties against violent protesters on Thursday, handing a major legislative victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who...
Prosecutor: No charges for police in fatal Detroit shooting
A prosecutor said Wednesday she has decided not to charge Detroit officers in the fatal shooting of a Black man who was recorded by...
Reform-minded Los Angeles DA faces blowback in first months
LOS ANGELES — Minutes after George Gascón was sworn in as Los Angeles County district attorney, he fulfilled a promise to institute sweeping criminal...
Curry, WNBA players receive Jackie Robinson award from NAACP
SAN FRANCISCO — NBA star Stephen Curry is drawing acclaim from civil rights leaders for his work campaigning for social justice, his support of...
Corporations become unlikely financiers of racial equity
In the months since the police killing of George Floyd sparked a racial reckoning in the United States, American corporations have emerged as an...
EXPLAINER: What’s behind some Chauvin jury questions?
Potential jurors in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in George Floyd's death have been asked many predictable questions. Attorneys from...
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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Johnson says comments about Capitol breach were not racist
MADISON, Wis. — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin denied Monday that he made racist comments last week when he said he...
Patterns emerge in jury screening for trial in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — The first week of jury selection in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death established patterns...