Tag: Discrimination

8 minority jail officers allegedly kept off Chauvin’s guard

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MINNEAPOLIS — Eight Minnesota jail guards filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging racial discrimination after they were barred from working on the floor where a...

Police ‘unlawful assembly’ powers come under fire in Oregon

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SALEM, Ore. — As racial injustice protesters swarmed the streets of Portland, Oregon, day after day last year, a voice would come over a...

MLB opens harassment hotline after Porter, Callaway scandals

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NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has created a hotline for people not employed by the league or teams to report harassment or discrimination...

George Wallace Jr. slams campus removal of father’s name

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The son of former Alabama Gov. George Wallace on Wednesday criticized a move to strip his father’s name from a campus...

Valparaiso will look for new team after dropping Crusaders

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VALAPARAISO, Ind. — Valparaiso University announced Thursday that is dropping the team name Crusaders, the school mascot and all logos associated with the term...

Birmingham jail logs with MLK signatures up for sale

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Arrested for leading a march against racial segregation in 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spent days in solitary confinement...

‘The Bachelor’ host stepping away after racial controversy

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Chris Harrison, host of “The Bachelor,” says he is stepping down from his TV role and is “ashamed” for his handling of a swirling...

Man United’s chase of Premier League leader City hit by draw

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LONDON — Manchester United’s Premier League title hopes took another blow in a 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. ...