Whoopi Goldberg demonstrates how idea of race varies by place, changes over time
Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of ABC’s “The View,” set off a firestorm when she insisted on Jan. 31, 2022 that the…
Tag: Racism
New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID treatment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk…
‘Hatred in the eyes’: How racist rage animated Jan. 6 riots
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Cori Bush is no stranger to protests. She spent years marching the streets of St. Louis…
Racism plagues military academies despite diversity gains
Eight years after Geoffrey Easterling graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he remains astonished by the Confederate…
1619 Project now coming out in book form
Thais Perkins is the owner of Reverie Books in Austin, Texas, and the parent of a middle school student and…
Schools debate: Gifted and talented, or racist and elitist?
NEW YORK (AP) — Communities across the United States are reconsidering their approach to gifted and talented programs in schools…
Inquiry into obscene gesture by St. Louis County health official not released
ST. LOUIS (AP) — No details are being released to elected officials or the public about an internal investigation into…
Black farmers await billions in promised debt relief
BOYDTON, Va. (AP) — There was a time when Black farms prospered. Just two generations out of slavery, by 1910…
Black women with children excluded from federal cash aid program, report finds
WASHINGTON — A new research paper reviewed how each state implemented a federal program that has provided cash assistance to low-income families…
Tulsa pastors honor ‘holy ground’ 100 years after massacre
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — When white attackers destroyed the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood, Okla., 100 years ago this week,…
Compassionate courage can challenge systemic racism – but it’s hard work
It is common to read news of someone getting fired for speaking or acting in ways that harmed members of another race.…
Quest for significance, respect underlies white supremacist movement, more
President Joe Biden’s fundamental pitch to America has been about dignity and respect. He never tires of repeating his father’s…
At least 160 Confederate symbols taken down in 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — When rioters tore through the U.S. Capitol last month, some of them gripping Confederate battle flags,…
Jaco: Neighbors, friends and co-workers turn on St. Louis seditionists
From an antiques store owner on Cherokee Street and a realtor from Holly Hills to a tech recruiter from Lake…
Mini-Trumps take aim (literally) at protesters, your right to vote
What a second Trump term would have looked like is playing out in miniature in Jefferson City. Bills to legalize…
Virginia’s Lee statue is pulled from U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for…