Tag: Racial and ethnic discrimination
Suspect arrested in South Florida synagogue harassment
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Police have arrested a man who they say yelled antisemitic remarks at a rabbi and dumped a bag of human...
People of color more exposed to heat islands, study finds
In nearly every major city in the U.S., people of color are exposed to more extreme urban heat than white people, a new study...
100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre, still toting the damage
TULSA, Okla. — On a recent Sunday, Ernestine Alpha Gibbs returned to Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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High court won’t hear case of Ohio driver killed by police
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is leaving in place an appeals court decision that the family of a Black driver who was fatally shot...
Floyd’s death laid bare the ‘Minnesota Paradox’ of racism
MINNEAPOLIS — George Floyd's death under a white Minneapolis police officer's knee severely tarnished Minnesota's reputation as a progressive state on matters of race....
Black man’s death in Mississippi: Lynching or suicide?
SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. — On the night of Feb. 8, 2018, Willie Andrew Jones Jr. and Alexis Rankin argued in the car on the...
Man leaves feces, hurls remarks outside Florida synagogue
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — A man yelled antisemitic remarks at a rabbi in front of a South Florida synagogue. He returned and dumped a...
Jewish man reports assault with slur in Germany’s capital
FRANKFURT, Germany — Police in Germany say they are investigating a Jewish man's report of being punched in the face and abused with antisemitic...
Dua Lipa blasts group that condemned her for Mideast stance
NEW YORK — Singer Dua Lipa is blasting an organization that paid for a full-page ad in The New York Times that called her...
AP-NORC poll: Police violence remains high concern in U.S.
A year after George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a white police officer sparked global protests and a racial reckoning, a majority of...
