Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
Biden to Appeal to Black Voters in Campaign Trip to Charleston, S.C.
President Biden will visit Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church this week, the site of a fatal hate crime in 2015, to remind voters of the significance of this election concerning racism and extremism.
Read MoreOnline racism is linked to PTSD symptoms in Black youth, study finds
A recent study has shown that Black children and teens are exposed to a concerning amount of racist hate online, which may be connected to rising suicide rates.
Read MoreFor Harvard’s First Black President, Race Became the Unavoidable Issue
Claudine Gay states that harmful racial stereotypes about African Americans were wielded at her, which contributed to her decision to step down as Harvard University’s first Black president.
Read MoreHow to have a meaningful debate about racism? The Guardian asked 20,000 people.
Discussing racism is critical to reducing its occurrence, but doing so reveals how often people disagree about or misunderstand the issue.
Read MoreRite Aid’s A.I. Facial Recognition Wrongly Tagged People of Color as Shoplifters
A popular pharmacy chain is has faced legal repercussions after using artificial intelligence to surveil shoppers.
Read MoreGeorgia Election Worker Testifies Against Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani: “I Was Afraid For My Life”
A Georgia election worker was sent racist death threats after former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani accused her of rigging the polls.
Read MoreOpinion: A patient called me a racial slur. Unfortunately, my experience is universal.
In this opinion piece, Dr. Amanda Calhoun, MD/MPH, writes about her experiences facing racism from patients along with indifference from white colleagues.
Read MoreBlack man choked and shocked by police died because of drugs, officers’ lawyers argue at trial
A defense trial for three police officers in Tacoma, Washington rages onward due to the brutal murder of Manuel Ellis, a black man who was murdered in a mirror event to George Floyd three months prior to Floyd’s death.
Read MoreOn a Single Day, Two Men Are Cleared in Decades-Old Manhattan Murders
Decades ago, Jabar Walker and Wayne Gardine were falsely convicted of murder. They finally walked free this past Monday.
Read MoreAn appeals court has struck down a key path for enforcing the Voting Rights Act
An Arkansas redistricting lawsuit ruling may lead to a U.S. Supreme Court fight that could limit the reach of the Voting Rights Act’s protections for people of color.
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