Tag: Discrimination
National Day of Prayer inspires pleas for unity and justice
U.S. soldiers were fighting in Korea when President Harry S. Truman signed a congressional resolution calling for an annual National Day of Prayer. The...
Chicago suburb set to pay reparations, but not all on board
EVANSTON, Ill. — When Teri Murray tried to buy her first home in 1968, searching this leafy college town for the perfect place, she...
Arizona bill banning ‘biased’ topics in schools advances
PHOENIX — The Arizona House of Representatives has advanced a bill with a last-minute amendment that would ban racist, sexist, politicized or other controversial...
Court: Black ex-Hawkeyes can proceed with parts of lawsuit
DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal lawsuit brought by a group of former Iowa football players alleging staff members mistreated Black players will move...
Jens Lehmann off German club’s board in racism dispute
BERLIN — Former Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was removed from Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin's supervisory board on Wednesday after sending a message to a...
Right-wing think tank ordered to pay man hurt at rally $2.4M
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge has ordered a right-wing think tank led by white nationalist Richard Spencer to pay $2.4 million to an...
EXPLAINER: No evidence ‘3/5 compromise’ aimed to end slavery
WASHINGTON — It's a claim that has surfaced and been debunked before, but Republican lawmakers in recent days have given it new voice: the...
Some Black parents say remote learning gives racism reprieve
CHICAGO — Before schools shuttered during the pandemic, Ayaana Johnson worried every time she dropped her daughters off at school.
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Man who fatally shot 3 at Kansas Jewish sites dies in prison
An avowed anti-Semite who fatally shot three people at Jewish sites in Kansas in 2014 has died in prison, the Kansas Department of Corrections...
Man with neo-Nazi ties gets 3 years for bogus threats, calls
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A former neo-Nazi leader was sentenced to more than 3 years in prison Tuesday for his role in a conspiracy...
