Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
Anti-Black, gay, Asian bias fuel California hate crime surge
Black Americans are among the groups increasingly targeted for hate crimes in California, according to a report discussed by the state’s AG.
Read MoreWoman says Arkansas Church Turned Her Away because She was Black
Racism remains pervasive in everyday interactions as illustrated by an experience one Arkansas woman describes having at a local church.
Read MoreDriver says he’s traumatized after officer made chilling statement during traffic stop
A traffic stop interaction with a Miami Dade officer has gone viral after the cop told a Black man “this is how you guys get killed.”
Read MoreAmerican As Violence
The violence enacted and experienced by Americans is nothing new. It’s thoroughly embedded in the culture, but we can move on from it.
Read MoreKentucky Senate candidate Charles Booker says racist experiences help fuel his run
Kentucky Senate hopeful Charles Booker isn’t bashful about racist experiences with colleagues that motivated him to run against Rand Paul.
Read MoreJune 12th Marks 55 Years of Legal Interracial Marriage
If mixed-race couple the Lovings hadn’t taken Virginia to court in 1967, who knows how long interracial would have remained illegal in the US.
Read MoreRace stands as a backdrop in Jan. 6 committee hearings on Capitol Hill
The investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol after President Trump after lost to Biden should examine white supremacy.
Read MoreBlack America: It’s time to stop taking care of everyone but you
By Sophia A. Nelson, The Grio OPINION: As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close and after two traumatic mass shootings in the past weeks, Sophia Nelson offers some life lessons on self-care. This has been a rough Mental Health Awareness Month for America, but particularly for Black and brown Americans who, in just…
Read MoreDecades of misconduct allegations at LSU come under scrutiny in $50 million suit
Despite reporting several instances of racial abuse, Sharon Lewis’ superiors at LSU deny receiving any such reports, leading to this lawsuit.
Read MoreWhy Hate is Alive and Well: Silence, Suppression, and the Racial Reckoning in America that Never Was
Racism is embedded in the psyche of America despite claims to the contrary. If solving racism was this easy, America would have fixed itself a long time ago.
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