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Race And The White Ally Toolkit: A Virtual Community Conversation
During Wednesday's Virtual Community Conversation: Race and the White Ally Toolkit, speaker, author, and dialogue facilitator Dr.
Publix Fires Five Black Employees Over Local BLM Protests
Publix Super Markets has fired five of its African American employees in response to their participation in Black Lives Matter protests in Winston-Salem at the end of June.
Linguist John McWhorter Says 'White Fragility' Is Condescending Toward Black People
Columbia University professor John McWhorter says the bestselling book White Fragility supposes that "Black people's feelings must be stepped around to an exquisitely sensitive degree."
Doctors Without Borders Responds To Charges Of 'Racism' From Its Staff
The concerns range from condescending attitudes toward people of color to inequities of pay between international and local workers. The aid group's leaders have pledged to address the issues.
We Are Repeating The Discrimination Experiment Every Day, Says Educator Jane Elliott
Elliott created the blue-eyes/brown-eyes classroom exercise in 1968 to teach students about racism. Today, she says, it's still playing out as the U.S. reckons with racial injustice.
West Point Graduates' Letter Calls For Academy To Address Racism
Retired Capt. Mary Tobin, a West Point graduate, is mentor to some recent alumni who wrote an open letter to academy leaders. They're part of a long legacy of Black cadets addressing systemic racism.
To Be Young, A Doctor And Black: Overcoming Racial Barriers In Medical Training
Young African American doctors say they hope to change the lack of access to medicine in underserved communities. But many say the system that trains them also alienates them.
Noose Left In Black NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace's Garage Stall At Racetrack
The symbol of violent white racism was found in Bubba Wallace's stall. The only Black driver in the top stock car racing circuit, he had led the campaign to ban Confederate flags from NASCAR events.
Aunt Jemima Will Change Name, Image As Brands Confront Racial Stereotypes
Quaker Foods is retiring the name and logo of its 130-year-old pancake and syrup brand. Uncle Ben's and Mrs. Butterworth's also plan to change their packaging and marketing.