Tag: Discrimination
‘Clean out our insides’: Ethiopia detains Tigrayans amid war
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia has swept up thousands of ethnic Tigrayans into detention centers across the country on accusations that they are traitors, often...
‘Clean out our insides’: Ethiopia detains Tigrayans amid war
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia has swept up thousands of ethnic Tigrayans into detention centers across the country on accusations that they are traitors, often...
Black cemeteries are reflection of deep segregation history
CHICAGO — As a child, Linda Davis and her mother broke clay pots over the gravesites of their ancestors, allowing the flowers in them...
People of color more exposed than whites to air pollution
Across America, people of color are exposed to more air pollution than whites from industry, vehicles, construction and many other sources, a new study...
Oklahoma House OKs ban on teaching critical race theory
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma public school teachers would be prohibited from teaching certain concepts of race and racism under a bill given final approval...
UConn student arrested after swastika painted on building
STORRS, Conn. — A UConn student has been charged with a hate crime after police say he painted a swastika on a campus building...
Donovan’s Loyal returns to field 7 months after forfeits
SAN DIEGO — Landon Donovan knew what had to be done even if it meant bringing a startling end to his first season as...
Carmouche to be 1st Black jockey in Kentucky Derby since ’13
Long before Kendrick Carmouche started riding horses growing up in Louisiana, Black jockeys were synonymous with the sport.
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Tennessee officer fired for high-fiving man using race slur
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee police department fired an officer last fall after video surfaced of him high-fiving a man who used a racial...
US will pay $44 million in age-bias case by ex-FAA workers
The U.S. government will pay nearly $44 million to settle an age-discrimination case filed 16 years ago on behalf of hundreds of workers who...