https://www.pressherald.com/tag/racism/page/73

racism

Published
June 3, 2020

Nation’s streets calmest in days; police credit curfews

Earlier curfews and efforts by protesters to contain the lawlessness were credited with preventing more widespread damage to businesses in New York and other cities overnight.
Published
June 3, 2020

The Latest: Thousands in Europe decry racial injustice, police violence
Published
June 3, 2020

DC officials push back on aggressive response to protests

The federal government has deployed law enforcement officials from numerous agencies, and National Guard troops from a number of states have been sent to the District of Columbia.
Published
June 3, 2020

AP sources: White House softens on sending troops to states

President Donald Trump appears to be privately backing off his threat to deploy troops to the states in order to quell protests over police brutality
Published
June 2, 2020

Confederate monuments targeted by protests come down

The base of a Confederate monument in Alabama is all that remains Tuesday morning in Birmingham's Linn Park.

advertisement

Published
June 1, 2020

USM plans for equity training, scholarships in response to Floyd death

The university will be expanding racial equity training to include campus police and prioritizing scholarship funding for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Published
May 29, 2020

Human Rights Watch calls for Tulsa Race Massacre reparations a century after violence

The massacre began on May 31, 1921, when a white mob descended on Greenwood, a prosperous African American community. Historians believe as many as 300 black people were killed.
Published
May 24, 2020

Race, class and an island in Maine all play a role in this sprawling family saga

In 'The Guest Book,' the secrets and lies told by the Milton family over generations – to outsiders and to each other – begin to unravel.
Published
March 29, 2020

Book review: Race, privilege and toilet duty: Life at Harvard for a black freshman in 1959

In 'The Last Negroes at Harvard,' Kent Garrett recalls his undergraduate days, and not fondly.
Published
February 10, 2020

Oscar-winning ‘Hair Love’ director calls attention to efforts to ban race-based hair discrimination

Matthew Cherry, a former NFL player, won in the animated short film category.