racism

An Iowa race track says it will cut ties with an announcer who went on a racist rant against Black fans and athletes who kneel during the national anthem.

An NYPD sergeant was arraigned Thursday after he allegedly punched a man in a Harlem holding cell in 2019, and then six months later knelt on another suspect’s back after the man hurled racial slurs at him during an arrest.

After a push from lawmakers in Great Lakes states, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will now refer to what was previously called ‘Asian carp’ as ‘invasive carp,’ after acknowledging the term could contribute to xenophobia and racism.

While societal changes are needed to address the wealth gap, there are also steps Black Americans can take right now to start building wealth, experts say.

The talk that they may be prejudiced toward other people “keeps me up,” says Joanna Gaines. “It’s so far from who we really are.”

A California woman who wrongly accused a Black teen of taking her phone at a New York City hotel late last year and grabbed at him as he tried to leave is now charged with a hate crime.

The House passed a bill that would remove Confederate statues and the bust of Roger Taney, a former chief justice known for promoting slavery.

Investigators have found the gunman who killed two people Saturday in Winthrop, Massachusetts, had made “some troubling white supremacist rhetoric” that targeted Black and Jewish people, and both his victims were Black, officials said Sunday. The shooting is now being investigated as a hate crime, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins. The gunman “walked by several other people…

The racial wealth gap in the U.S. is more of a chasm. “Baby bonds” have become one proposal to help close the great divide.

Asian Americans are saying rising incidents of anti-Asian hate during the pandemic are having a lasting impact on their mental health, well-being and futures.

Every Father’s Day, I make it a point to reflect on the promises and lessons that I want my young daughters to learn when they’re older. Much of these reflections have to do with social justice, self-identity and fighting for social justice.

Republican-controlled legislatures across the country are advancing measures to limit how students can be taught about race and racism.

The Senate and House almost unanimously passed legislation to combat the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The measure would expedite the review of hate crimes and provide support for local law enforcement in response to thousands of reported violent incidents in the past year. Police have seen a noted uptick in such crimes against Asian...

The Associated Press has found that a deep-rooted culture of racism and discrimination still festers in the U.S. armed forces, despite repeated efforts to eradicate it.

“Having a strong diversity and inclusion program and having a voice and commitment to these issues is essential to hiring and retaining top talent.”

It has been a year of racial reckoning, punctuated by violent videos of Black Americans being injured or killed in police custody. And while the videos sparked action, they also took a toll on our collective mental health, and particularly the mental health of Black Americans. LX News host Ashley Holt reached out to a counselor, Dr. Shana D. Lewis,…

Videos of Black Americans being injured or killed in police custody have sparked action in the year since George Floyd’s death, but they have also taken a toll on our collective mental health. LX News host Ashley Holt reached out to a counselor, Dr. Shana D. Lewis, for some advice on how manage racial trauma.

Carlette Duffy was trying to sell her home in Indianapolis, Indiana but was getting unsatisfying values at two appraisals. Then she removed photos from the property and had a white friend stand in for a third – and the value shot up. Andre Perry from the Brookings Institution explains the history of discrimination in housing and his research showing that...

The immunologist who leads the COVID-19 response in the United States says “the undeniable effects of racism” have led to unacceptable health disparities

The Supreme Court is considering whether to hear the case of a Black man who says he suffered discrimination because the racial slur was carved into the wall of a hospital elevator where he worked.