Tag: African-Americans
A university honors its grads 51 years after police shooting
JACKSON, Miss. — Days after National Guard members killed four Kent State University students who were protesting the Vietnam War, white police officers marched...
Justices consider hearing a case on ‘most offensive word’
WASHINGTON — Robert Collier says that during the seven years he worked as an operating room aide at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, white...
Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For Brown University students, the Ivy League college's next step in its yearslong quest to atone for its legacy of slavery...
Judge approves $577 million settlement for Maryland HBCUs
ANNAPOLIS — A federal judge has approved a $577 million settlement in a lawsuit over underfunding at Maryland's four historically Black colleges and universities.
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Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in the medical world
The inseparable sisters always stood out — identical twins from Twinsburg Ohio, whip-smart students from the side of town with unpaved streets and no...
Appeals court overturns conviction in racial slur case
RICHMOND, Va. — The conviction of a retired U.S. Air Force officer who used a racial slur while speaking to a Black store clerk...
Judge asked to OK evidence of Ahmaud Arbery’s past troubles
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Attorneys for a white father and son charged with chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery are asking a judge to allow evidence...
Arizona GOP passes election bill opposed by business leaders
PHOENIX — Arizona Senate Republicans voted Tuesday to make it easier to purge thousands of people from a list of voters who automatically get...
US doctors group issues anti-racism plan for itself, field
The nation’s largest doctors group Tuesday released a comprehensive plan aimed at dismantling structural racism inside its own ranks and within the U.S. medical...
Republican-backed Arizona voting bill explained
PHOENIX — Arizona is the latest Republican-controlled state in the crosshairs of voting rights advocates after Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Tuesday allowing potentially...
