racism

In their 200 page lawsuit, 10 current and former Metropolitan Police Department officers paint the culture inside the department as toxic and a place where racism and sexism have been allowed to fester. They say anyone who speaks out about it is retaliated against. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

A record number of American Muslims ran for office in 2018 after Trump’s Trump’s ban on travelers from 13 countries with significant Muslim populations. That followed more than a decade of prejudice after the 9/11 attacks. NBCLX Storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo looks back at the history of how the nation treated Muslims following the attacks, and ties it to the present.

Idina Menzel said she’s looked to her ex-husband Taye Diggs for guidance when answering her son’s questions about race and racism. The “Cinderella” and “Wicked” star opened up to NBCLX host Tabitha Lipkin about what she learned from parenting her biracial son and why it’s OK to say “I don’t know.”

“You woke up every day, you’re at war with the world,” says former Nazi Jeff Schoep. In this video from NBCLX contributor Bart Vandever, Schoep and hate crime survivor Josh Stepakoff unpack why hate and radicalism permeate society today and their effects.

Officer Harry Dunn, who is Black, spoke at a House Select Committee hearing about the racism he faced from rioters while standing guard in the Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 6.

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.

Prince George’s County settled a major lawsuit filed by county police officers who alleged racial discrimination and retaliation.

Prince George’s County has settled a lawsuit brought by officers of color who alleged racial discrimination, retaliation and unfair promotion practices within the Prince George’s County Police Department.  A settlement was reached this past weekend after a 2 1/2 year battle and more than $17 million in taxpayer dollars spent by County Executive Angela Alsobrooks’ administration.  Most of the...

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.”

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.