Tag: Racial and ethnic discrimination
Police shooting highlights anti-Micronesian racism in Hawaii
HONOLULU — Comments on social media about a 16-year-old boy shot and killed by Honolulu police have been so hateful that a Catholic priest,...
Rachel Zoll, much-admired AP religion writer, dead at 55
Rachel Zoll, who for 17 years as religion writer for The Associated Press endeared herself to colleagues, competitors and sources with her warm heart...
German Greens slam party’s own mayor over racist language
BERLIN — Leaders of Germany's Greens on Saturday slammed the mayor of Tuebingen, a member of their own party, for using a racist slur...
Police: Man accused of assaulting worker, using Asian slurs
ARLINGTON, Va. — Authorities in a Virginia suburb of the nation's capital say they are seeking to arrest a man who reportedly left a...
Asian American health workers fight virus and racist attacks
NEW YORK — Medical student Natty Jumreornvong has a vaccine and protective gear to shield her from the coronavirus. But she couldn't avoid exposure...
TV’s growth is a boon for ‘diverse voices’ among novelists
LOS ANGELES — Growing up an avid reader, Kwana Jackson knew where to look for romance novels with Black characters: Segregated in the “African...
Oklahoma governor signs ban on teaching critical race theory
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma public school teachers will be prohibited from teaching certain concepts of race and racism under a bill Republican Gov. Kevin...
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...
