Race

Fla. bill bans businesses and schools from making anyone feel guilt about race

6:59am February 08, 2022

by Greg Allen

Under a bill proposed by Florida's governor, schools and businesses would be banned from teaching courses and offering training that cause white people to feel "discomfort" on account of their race.

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Harvard student creates Disney-inspired, Korean princess musical on TikTok

5:56am February 08, 2022

Growing up, Julia Riew wished she had a Disney princess who was Korean like herself. Riew, a music and theater student, wrote a Disney-inspired musical. It's based on a Korean folktale.

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Civil rights leaders who met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday called for the league to establish specific recruiting and hiring procedures for executive and coaching positions, with meaningful consequences for teams that do not abide by the r

Civil rights leaders call on the NFL to replace the Rooney Rule

10:31pm February 07, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The Rooney Rule, a policy that went into effect in 2003, requires NFL teams to interview candidates of color for head coaching and senior operation vacancies.

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Spotify keeps Joe Rogan's podcast after clips of racist slurs in his episodes surface

5:10pm February 07, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Spotify has doubled down on their stance to keep Joe Rogan's podcast on their platform, even after video evidence emerged of Rogan using racist language on his show over the years.

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Jury selection begins in hate crimes trial of men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery

4:26pm February 07, 2022

by Debbie Elliott

Jury selection has started in the hate crimes trial of the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. This trial is for federal charges alleging that the killing was racially motivated.

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Black women in the legal profession reflect on how long it's taken to get this far

4:26pm February 07, 2022

by Sandhya Dirks

As President Biden is set to fulfill his promise to nominate a Black woman justice to the Supreme Court, Black women in the legal profession talk about the significance of the moment.

A man speaks with a police officer in a patrol vehicle outside the Spelman campus earlier this month after 17 historically Black colleges received bomb threats.

Bomb threats against Black institutions are deeply rooted in U.S. history

4:23pm February 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

"HBCUs are resilient institutions that will persist through all forms of adversity," the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus said after bomb threats earlier this month.

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Taffy Abel was the 1924 Olympic USA Flag Bearer in Chamonix, France.

Taffy Abel medaled in the 1924 Olympics. Few knew of his Indigenous heritage

11:28am February 07, 2022

by Troy Oppie

At the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, hockey player Taffy Abel became the first Indigenous athlete to carry the flag at the Olympics — and, days later, to medal.

A 2nd trial is about to begin in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery

5:01am February 07, 2022

The three white men sentenced to life in prison for murdering Ahmaud Arbery are now standing trial on federal hate crime charges. At issue is whether the men targeted Arbery because he was Black.

This combo of booking photos provided by the Glynn County, Ga., Detention Center, shows, from left, Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan Jr.

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Federal hate crimes trial set to begin for the 3 men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's death

7:42pm February 06, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The Justice Department has charged Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan with hate crimes and attempted kidnapping of the 25-year-old.