A Medical School Tradition Comes Under Fire For Racism
A prominent medical school has pulled back from electing students for a sought-after honor society, saying the award reinforces racial bias in medical education.
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Florida Election Is Latest Target Of White Supremacist Robocalls
The calls feature a narrator speaking in a minstrel voice, posing as Andrew Gillum, a black Democrat gubernatorial nominee in Florida. The calls are linked to a neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic podcast.
UPDATE: White Man Who Called Police On Black Woman At Pool No Longer Employed At His Job
A white man who challenged a black family's right to use a neighborhood pool in Winston-Salem is no longer employed at his job.
Elgin Baylor's 'Hang Time' Addresses Racism And His Basketball Career
Throughout his life, legendary basketball player Elgin Baylor suffered through many racial indignities, which are detailed, along with his career, in his book, Hang Time.
'I'm Not Aware Of That': Starbucks Employees Receive Racial Bias Training
Starbucks closed thousands of stores across the country Tuesday for racial bias training. The sessions were closed to the public, but the company hosted an event for reporters in New York.
How Mini-Golf Played A Big Role In Desegregating Public Rec Spaces
Washington, D.C., is home to one of the oldest continuously running mini-golf courses in the U.S. The sport became popular in the early 1900s, when there were more than 25,000 courses nationwide.
Hungary Has A Xenophobia Problem
Just 10 percent of Hungarians polled say they feel totally comfortable making friends with an immigrant. In a survey, Hungarians even rejected a group that doesn't exist.
Boston Red Sox Want To Strike Former Owner's Name Off Street Sign
The team's owners want to rename Yawkey Way, outside Fenway Park, to distance themselves from former owner Tom Yawkey's era of racial discrimination. Others argue that he redeemed himself.
How America's White Power Movement Coalesced After The Vietnam War
Author Kathleen Belew says that as America's disparate racist groups came together in the 1970s and '80s, the movement's goal shifted from one of "vigilante activism" to something more wide-reaching.
An Anti-Immigration Speech Divided Britain 50 Years Ago. It Still Echoes Today
Half a century after Enoch Powell delivered the most incendiary political speech in Britain's recent history, his dire vision of race war hasn't come true. But it resonates in British politics today.