Tag: Racial
Angela Alsobrooks Picks Up Senate Endorsements After Opponent Uses Racial Slur
Five House members backed Ms. Alsobrooks over their colleague, David Trone, who has apologized for a racial slur he said he used inadvertently during [...]
Racial Turnout Gap Has Widened With a Weakened Voting Rights Act, Study Finds
The Black share of the electorate had been on the rise for decades, but in some counties, a Supreme Court decision in 2013 changed that, according to [...]
Wells Fargo mortgage lenders probed over racial discrimination
People pass by a Wells Fargo bank on May 17, 2023 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesWells Fargo was snared in an industrywide probe into mo [...]
Bob Stewart MP to stand down after racial abuse conviction
Bob Stewart was found guilty of a racially aggravated offence, telling a man to "go back to Bahrain".
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Justices Split on South Carolina Voting Map Said to Be Racial Gerrymander
Members of the Supreme Court struggled to disentangle race and politics in the voting districts drawn by state lawmakers.
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Federal Lawsuit Accuses Tesla of Racial Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit accusing the carmaker of mistreating Black employees at its factory in California.
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Sweetgreen sued by New York workers for alleged racial discrimination
Workers prepare apples and avocados inside a Sweetgreen Inc. restaurant.Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTen Sweetgreen employees are suing the [...]
This investment manager is looking to bridge the racial wealth gap
Jim Casselberry, KnownSource: KnownBlack people in America won their personal freedom 158 years ago. Economic freedom, though, has been far more elusi [...]
Supreme Court to Consider South Carolina Voting Map Ruled a Racial Gerrymander
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would decide whether a congressional voting district in South Carolina should be restored after [...]
In Howard Address, Biden Warns of ‘Sinister Forces’ Trying to Reverse Racial Progress
President Biden declared on Saturday that white supremacy is “the most dangerous terrorist threat to our homeland” and warned a predominantly Black au [...]
End racial disparities in maternal deaths – MPs
Report says racism played a role in the higher death rates of black and Asian women giving birth.
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Mel King, Whose Boston Mayoral Bid Eased Racial Tensions, Dies at 94
The first Black finalist for mayor of the city, he was credited, along with the eventual winner, Raymond Flynn, with running a respectful, calming cam [...]
State IRA programs work toward closing the racial retirement savings gap
Maskot | Maskot | Getty ImagesThe income and wealth gaps between people of color and white households is wide, but state-run retirement programs are a [...]
Justice Dept. Revises Rules for Drug Cases to Address Racial Disparities
A majority of those convicted of possession of crack cocaine are Black, and the mandatory sentence is far harsher than for powder cocaine.
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Tory MP Mark Francois criticised for using ‘outdated’ racial slur
Raising a point of order the following day, Ms Owen, who has represented Luton North since 2019, said: "Mr Speaker, you rightly and regularly remind u [...]