racism
Foreign students fleeing Ukraine say they face segregation, racism at border
World
March 1, 2022
Foreign students fleeing Ukraine say they face segregation, racism at border
(CNN) – As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, foreign students attempting to leave the country say they are experiencing…
New report details labor rights abuses at Dubai’s Expo 2020
Middle East
February 3, 2022
New report details labor rights abuses at Dubai’s Expo 2020
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The legions of workers who built Dubai’s extravagant Expo 2020 site and keep it…
Six policemen sentenced to 6 months in prison in France over violence against Egyptian man
Egypt
January 7, 2022
Six policemen sentenced to 6 months in prison in France over violence against Egyptian man
A policeman was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence by the Bobigny court in Paris. The policeman was found guilty…
‘A way we resist’: Quilts honor victims of racial violence
World
December 13, 2021
‘A way we resist’: Quilts honor victims of racial violence
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Long after he was killed, Myrtle Green-Burton wouldn’t let anyone wear her 17-year-old son’s high school…
Racial disparities in kids’ vaccinations are hard to track
World
November 16, 2021
Racial disparities in kids’ vaccinations are hard to track
The rollout of COVID-19 shots for elementary-age children has exposed another blind spot in the nation’s efforts to address pandemic…
Haitians see history of racist policies in migrant treatment
World
October 3, 2021
Haitians see history of racist policies in migrant treatment
The images — men on horseback with long reins, corralling Haitian asylum seekers trying to cross into the U.S. from…
Reparations draw UN scrutiny, but those who’d pay say little
World
September 28, 2021
Reparations draw UN scrutiny, but those who’d pay say little
More than a year after Black Lives Matter protests launched a worldwide reckoning about the centuries of racism that Black…
Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet
World
September 22, 2021
Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Racism, the climate crisis and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at the United…
Black US farmers awaiting billions in promised debt relief
World
September 1, 2021
Black US farmers awaiting billions in promised debt relief
BOYDTON, Va. (AP) — There was a time when Black farms prospered. Just two generations out of slavery, by 1910…
Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville
World
July 10, 2021
Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been…