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4:07pm Nov 30, 2021

World News World News Arts

Josephine Baker is the first Black woman to be inducted into France's Pantheon

by Eleanor Beardsley

The trailblazing U.S.-born star and civil rights activist was given France's highest honor on Tuesday when she was inducted into the Pantheon. She first achieved fame in Paris in the 1920s.
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4:02pm Sep 21, 2021

National National

Media Fascination With The Petito Mystery Looks Like Racism To Some Native Americans

by Kamila Kudelska

Media coverage around the death of 22-year-old Gabrielle Petito looks racist to those who note that murders and disappearances of Native Americans are mostly ignored.
Gary Slinkard

8:50am Jul 11, 2021

National National

Geocaching While Black: Outdoor Pastime Reveals Racism And Bias

by Sarah Kate Kramer

One Black geocacher writes about harrowing encounters, such as being called "boy" and finding a cache hidden inside a flagpole flying the Confederate flag.
3:40pm Jun 21, 2021

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Rally Calls For Coordinated Fight Against Poverty, Racism

by Associated Press

The Rev. William Barber II called Monday for members of Congress and legislative leaders around the country to commit to fighting poverty and systemic racism.
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3:46pm May 18, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Education Usually Improves Health. But Racism Sabotages Benefits For Black Men

by Virginia Anderson

For most people, more education leads to healthier and longer lives. Not so for Black men. Racism's power in harming their health may be more persistent than previously understood, researchers say.
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6:00pm Apr 21, 2021

World News World News

Germany Grapples With Racism After Threats Derail Refugee's Candidacy For Parliament

by Esme Nicholson

A Syrian refugee in Germany withdrew his bid for parliament over racist threats last month. The news came in the same week that a German comedian appeared on TV in blackface.
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6:41pm Apr 08, 2021

National National Health & Safety

CDC Director Declares Racism A 'Serious Public Health Threat'

by Laurel Wamsley

"The pandemic illuminated inequities that have existed for generations and revealed for all of America a known, but often unaddressed, epidemic impacting public health: racism," Walensky said.
6:00am Apr 05, 2021

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Study: Reparations For Slavery Could Have Reduced COVID-19 Spread For All Americans

by Eddie Garcia

A new study from Duke and Harvard Universities suggests that if reparations for Black Americans had
4:36pm Mar 01, 2021

Race Race

Black Men Honored For Integrating Winston-Salem Fire Department

by David Ford

A ceremony Monday marked 70 years since eight African American firefighters reported for duty in Winston-Salem.

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1:19pm Feb 14, 2021

National National Religion

Symbols Of White Supremacy Confront Oregon Shoppers At Antiques Mall

by Emily Cureton

Mass protests have brought attention to racism in systems, actions and beliefs. But as 15-year-old Lily Gallentine discovered, hate can also take shape in objects.

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Jenny Labalme

9:38pm Jan 29, 2021

Science Science Politics & Government Health & Safety

Hope And Skepticism As Biden Promises To Address Environmental Racism

by Rebecca Hersher

Environmental racism means that people of color experience more air and water pollution than white people, and suffer the health impacts. Can Biden change that?

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8:48pm Jan 12, 2021

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Report Finds Evidence Of Racist Acts, But Not Culture, At Fire Department

by Paul Garber

A new report suggests changes in the Winston-Salem Fire Department to address racism and discrimination.