Tag: Racial and ethnic discrimination
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...
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...
Union will defend teachers in ‘critical race theory’ fights
One of the nation’s largest teachers unions on Tuesday vowed to defend members who are punished for teaching an “honest history” of the United...
Warnock balances partisanship with broad pitch ahead of 2022
SMYRNA, Ga. — On Capitol Hill, Sen. Raphael Warnock blasts Republicans’ push for tighter voting rules as “Jim Crow in new clothes,” while his...
Galesburg, an American crossroad, tunes out feuding Congress
GALESBURG, Ill. —
Pickup trucks and cars rumble north across...
Massachusetts police ID suspects in armed highway standoff
WAKEFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts State Police have identified eight of the 11 males who were arrested following an hourslong armed standoff that partially...
South Africa’s ex-president Zuma says he’ll appeal jail term
NKANDLA, South Africa — Ignoring efforts to defuse a tense standoff, former South African President Jacob Zuma told hundreds of supporters gathered outside his...
Israel welcomes German leader as ally against antisemitism
JERUSALEM — Israel's president warmly welcomed his German counterpart on Monday, praising him as an ally in combatting antisemitism.
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Amsterdam mayor apologizes for city fathers’ role in slavery
AMSTERDAM — The mayor of Amsterdam apologized Thursday for the extensive involvement of the Dutch capital's former governors in the global slave trade, saying...