Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
Rite Aid’s A.I. Facial Recognition Wrongly Tagged People of Color as Shoplifters
A popular pharmacy chain is has faced legal repercussions after using artificial intelligence to surveil shoppers.
Read MoreGeorgia Election Worker Testifies Against Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani: “I Was Afraid For My Life”
A Georgia election worker was sent racist death threats after former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani accused her of rigging the polls.
Read MoreOpinion: A patient called me a racial slur. Unfortunately, my experience is universal.
In this opinion piece, Dr. Amanda Calhoun, MD/MPH, writes about her experiences facing racism from patients along with indifference from white colleagues.
Read MoreBlack man choked and shocked by police died because of drugs, officers’ lawyers argue at trial
A defense trial for three police officers in Tacoma, Washington rages onward due to the brutal murder of Manuel Ellis, a black man who was murdered in a mirror event to George Floyd three months prior to Floyd’s death.
Read MoreOn a Single Day, Two Men Are Cleared in Decades-Old Manhattan Murders
Decades ago, Jabar Walker and Wayne Gardine were falsely convicted of murder. They finally walked free this past Monday.
Read MoreAn appeals court has struck down a key path for enforcing the Voting Rights Act
An Arkansas redistricting lawsuit ruling may lead to a U.S. Supreme Court fight that could limit the reach of the Voting Rights Act’s protections for people of color.
Read MoreOpinion Piece: The Hidden Ghosts of America’s Slave Past
Colin Dickey, historian and author, talks about Charleston, South Carolina’s lack of reckoning with its racist past during its ghost tours.
Read MoreA Landmark of Black Cinema, Restored for a New Age
Viewers had a never-before chance to watch a racially aware film by a filmmaker who is considered Britain’s first Black director.
Read MoreTrial set to begin after five Black University of Washington police officers sue school for racism
The trial is set to begin for five Black police officers from the University of Washington who have cited over 100 incidents of discrimination by non-Black colleagues.
Read MoreSchools Aren’t Prepared to Handle Racist Bullying
The overlap between racism and bullying and the impact of both can make it difficult for school officials to intervene effectively.
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