Tag: Racial and ethnic discrimination
Teachers wary of new laws limiting instruction on race
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As middle school teacher Brittany Paschall assembled a lesson plan on the history of the Negro Baseball Leagues, she wondered how...
Racial tensions simmer as Southern Baptists hold key meeting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Race-related tensions within the Southern Baptist Convention are high heading into a national meeting next week. The election of a new...
Judge pauses loan forgiveness program for farmers of color
MILWAUKEE — A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates...
Booing of anti-racism gesture reinforces need to take a knee
BURTON-ON-TRENT, England — What should be the perfect opening to England’s European Championship campaign — in its home stadium on a scorching summer afternoon...
N. Carolina Senate considers banning Down syndrome abortions
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina senators are set to consider a proposal Tuesday that would bar women from getting abortions on the basis of...
Legislators, students push for K-12 Asian American studies
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When the Asian American Student Union at a Connecticut high school organized a Zoom call following the killing of six Asian...
Original stars joining Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
NEW YORK — Fans of the Broadway adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” will get a treat when the show restarts on this fall...
Neo-Nazi group member linked to attack plot pleads guilty
GREENBELT, Md. — A neo-Nazi group member whose talk of planning an attack at a Virginia gun rights rally was secretly recorded by the...
Anti-racism icon Adam Goodes rejects Hall of Fame invitation
BRISBANE, Australia — Adam Goodes had seen and heard enough when he retired in 2015 as one of the most illustrious Indigenous players in...
EXPLAINER: The differences between Democrats’ 2 voting bills
DENVER — The Democratic Party's hopes of passing a massive overhaul of elections may have suffered a fatal blow when West Virginia Sen....