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Housing Study Sheds Doubt That Millennials Are More Racially Progressive Than Previous Generations
UCLA Assistant Professor of Sociology S. Michael Gaddis dishes on new study that reveals Millennials may not be as racially progressive as previously believed.
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Black Woman Harassed by White Passenger on Delta Flight Praises Company for Response
A Black woman who said she was harassed by a white passenger on a recent Delta Air Lines flight is praising the company for taking a stand against racism.
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This Former NFL Player Implores You—Don't Be the Silent Friend of a Racist
“When you have a friend, or you’re involved with someone who’s speaking like that to others…If you feel it’s wrong and don’t say anything. Then you’re perpetuating the problem.”
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Everyday Racism: Former NFL Player Ephraim Salaam's Encounter With a Racist Fan
Ephraim Salaam lived his his dream playing in the NFL from 1998 to 2010. Over the course of those 12 years, playing for five NFL franchises like Atlanta, Denver, Jacksonville, Houston and Detroit, you couldn’t blame Salaam if one game tended to merge into the next. But there is one particular Sunday that’s seared into his memory.
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In Black and White: Doctor Breaks Down Dealing With Racism in the ER
New Jersey-based emergency room doctor Michele Harper speaks out about racism in the ER in her new book, “The Beauty in Breaking.”
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Everyday Racism: Losing a Job Because You are Black
Angel Hogan of Pennsylvania shares a story from when she was a teenager about a job offer that was suddenly taken away after the employer saw that she was Black.
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My Job Offer Was Taken Away Because I Am Black
‘And I knew in that moment that he simply wasn’t going to hire me because I was Black.’
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I Was 9 Years Old When a Cop Pointed a Gun at my Face
‘We were kids. Why would you have a gun in a kid’s face?’
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I Was Pulled Over by Cops Three Times in Five Miles—Just For Looking Suspicious
You get really frustrated because you know you didn’t do anything. You’re guilty before you’re proven innocent, so now you have to prove your innocence.
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Everyday Racism: Stopped by Cops Three Times in Five Miles
Kel Smith, 37, is a mental health counselor who lives in Norfolk, Virginia. As a Black man, he’s known since he was a teenager that he was more likely to get pulled over by the police while driving – and that every stop had the potential to be fatal. He recalls one night as a college student in California when...
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Princeton to Remove Woodrow Wilson's Name From School, Citing His ‘Racist' Policies
Princeton University’s board has voted to remove the name of former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson from the university’s prestigious School of Public and International Affairs due to his “racist thinking and policies.”
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My Patient Didn't Want a Black Nurse
‘I have a bachelor’s degree in nursing and I have a master’s degree. And I still wasn’t good enough to provide care for her because of my skin color.’
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Amazon Workers in Chicago Angered by ‘Tokenized' Juneteenth Celebration Offering Chicken and Waffles
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Chicago have voiced outrage at the company after the facility offered employees “an authentic meal” of chicken and waffles in celebration of Juneteenth.
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Quaker Oats Rebranding Aunt Jemima After Criticism Over ‘Racial Stereotype'
Quaker Oats announced on Tuesday that they would be rebranding its Aunt Jemima brand of pancake mix and syrup, saying the company recognizes the character’s origins are “based on racial stereotypes.”
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Everyday Racism: Afraid For My Life
Uche Bean shares the story of a traffic stop that revealed her children’s budding fear of the police.
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Afraid For My Life: Surviving a Police Traffic Stop with My Kids
‘Mommy, I don’t want anything to happen to you. I’m scared because the police shoot people.’