Tag: Social affairs
Many history interpreters of color carry weight of racism
Stephen Seals stood onstage waiting to be auctioned off. Moments later, a white slave auctioneer pointed a gun at one of the other Black...
For many motel dwellers, eviction ban provides no relief
ATLANTA — For more than five years, home for Armetrius Neason has been a hotel outside Atlanta. He's adorned the walls with dozens of...
Indiana Republicans resolute for school voucher expansion
INDIANAPOLIS — Republican lawmakers remain resolute on their push for a big expansion of Indiana’s private school voucher program in the face of pushback...
Elite UK schools in spotlight over claims of misogyny, rape
LONDON — The London police department says it is investigating multiple alleged offenses described on a website that a young woman set up to...
Charlottesville mayor’s poem about city, racism ‘hits nerve’
America’s Black politicians have a long history of calling out the nation’s racism. But few have taken to poetry and written that their city...
Women, LGBT people and students protest for rights in Turkey
ISTANBUL — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul on Saturday for anti-government protests, demanding amid a heavy police presence the reversal of recent decisions...
Kenosha police: 55 more charged for violence during protests
KENOSHA, Wis. — Fifty-five people are facing charges related to violent demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake last summer,...
Michigan attorney general ends campus probe tied to Nassar
LANSING, Mich. — The investigation of Michigan State University's handling of disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar is over because the university has refused...
Kenya tightens restrictions amid a spike of COVID-19 deaths
NAIROBI, Kenya — With Kenya's COVID-19 cases and deaths surging, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced tightened restrictions in five of the most affected counties.
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Daily Mail seeks to reverse order denying trial credentials
MINNEAPOLIS — A British newspaper asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Friday to swiftly throw out a judge’s order denying it credentials for...
