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A Freddie Gray protest in downtown Baltimore, Md., in 2015.

National

How one photographer is using his camera as a weapon against poverty and racism

5:57am January 16, 2023

by Seyma Bayram

In his recently published photobook, "No Justice, No Peace," Devin Allen confronts readers with the reality of how little has changed since the civil rights movement.

An office within the University of Southern California's School of Social Work announced it is removing the term "field" from its curriculum.

Education

A USC office removes 'field' from its curriculum, citing possible racist connotations

6:48pm January 14, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

An office within the University of Southern California's School of Social Work said phrases such as "field work" may have meanings linked to slavery.

This undated portrait shows Emmett Till, who was killed in Mississippi in 1955.

Emmett Till and his mother honored with the Congressional Gold Medal

11:54am December 24, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

The 14-year-old was killed by two white men in 1955 after a white woman accused him of flirting with her. The medal will be on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas L. Keon mocked Asian languages in a commencement speech Saturday.

A university chancellor apologized after mocking Asian languages in his speech

5:07am December 16, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas L. Keon apologized for "offensive and insensitive" remarks he made onstage during a commencement ceremony.

Protesters outside City Hall call for the resignations of LA City Council members Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo on Wednesday.

What the city council scandal reveals about LA's racial divides — and solidarity

5:03pm October 14, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The leaked LA City Council recording underscores long-simmering racial tensions. But the city also has a history of Black-Latino partnership, which activists hope to build on in the wake of scandal.

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Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia and her husband Nicholas Nicosia, pictured at their press conference in Rochester, NY, on Tuesday. The two deny allegations of racism and now blame "cancel culture" for the backlash they have faced after throwing an allegedly bigote

National

A Rochester couple denied allegations of racism. Then came a confession

9:39pm August 27, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

At a press conference, Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia and Nicholas Nicosia defended themselves against "false claims of racism." Then, she confessed she runs a "blatantly racist" Twitter account.

Oakland City Hall is bathed in red light in a memorial to the people who have died from COVID-19 throughout the country in Oakland, Calif. in January 2021.

Oakland, Calif. declares racism a public health crisis

3:54pm June 13, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Oakland City Council votes without opposition to declare the public health crisis and sets aside up to $350,000 for consulting and a data analyst.

Josephine Baker poses in Paris in the 1930s.

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

4:07pm November 30, 2021

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.

A memorial to missing and murdered Indigenous women is set up in St. Paul, Minn.

National

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

12:04pm September 21, 2021

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.

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Marcellus Cadd signing his name in Round Rock, Texas, after finding a cache in all 254 counties in the state.

National

Geocaching While Black: Outdoor Pastime Reveals Racism And Bias

8:50am July 11, 2021

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.