The national crusade for civil rights, a struggle still incomplete; the rise of student activism, spurred by the Vietnam war; and a couple of violent
racial incidents in Ames ripened the atmosphere for the students of Iowa State to champion Trice, who had given his life for the school.
Arc of Justice «tells the true story of
a racial incident in 1925 Detroit that put African American doctor Ossian Sweet on the stand for murder.
Not exact matches
This pronouncement, along with Johnson's (and executive chairman Howard Schultz's) apology, meetings with community leaders, and enlisting the guidance of civil rights leaders such as former Attorney General Eric Holder and the NAACP's Sherrilyn Ifill, ensures that this
incident and the specter of
racial bias will remain
in the public's mind beyond a few days.
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson has apologized profusely for the
incident, a major black eye for a company that paints itself as espousing progressive values and which famously caused a controversy
in 2015 when it sought to foster discussions of
racial matters between its baristas and customers, an idea it quickly dropped.
«Montgomery County — it's not the kind of place where
racial incidents happen, but since last Tuesday they've been increasing
in number.»
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D), along with the state's Human Relations Commission and the Governor's Advisory Commission on African American Affairs, issued a statement Thursday condemning
racial discrimination
in public places, including the arrests of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks and the
incident at Grandview.
The
incident happened after an arrest at a Philadelphia Starbucks reignited awareness of
racial profiling
in commercial spaces.
In releasing stellar quarterly earnings, Starbuck's CEO vowed Thursday that the company will learn lessons from the ugly
racial incident that occurred at one of its stores earlier this month.
The decision comes at a time when
racial tensions
in the US are high after the Charleston massacre, arson attacks against several black - majority churches and several
incidents of alleged white police brutality against unarmed black suspects
in the past year.
My Father was a victim of NUMEROUS
racial incidents growing up
in Myrtle Beach S.C..
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said that the
incident «appears to exemplify what
racial discrimination looks like
in 2018.»
The hockey program's healing isn't complete:
In addition to having to come to grips with the implications of the
racial incident, the Black Bears won't have a full complement of scholarships available until next season.
It's not the first time that
racial incidents have been reported
in Russia following cases involving Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure
in particular during a Champions League group game against CSKA Moscow
in 2013 [via Mirror Sport].
Hayes said that it directly contradicted the Hawks» new commitment to
racial diversity following so many
incidents in the Hawks» recent history (like Bruce Levenson's racist emails and Danny Ferry's comments).
Suarez, who has been
in the headlines for his notorious and ill - famed antics attributable to his
racial incident with Patrice Evra
in the 2011 - 2012 season, and the bite
incident with Branislav Ivanović
in the 2012 - 2013 season, has been giving the same media who never stopped criticising him, reasons to sing praise on his every move this season.
It was later revealed that a pattern of physical abuse and
racial taunts allegedly led to Chen's death, prompting advocates to press the military for answers and eight of his fellow soldiers to be charged
in the tragic
incident.
On John Gambling's radio show this morning, Paterson talked about the controversial pardon of John White, the Long Island man who killed a teenager he believed was threatening his family
in an
incident that was clouded by
racial animosity and he was asked if more pardons are to come.
In the paper, «Racial and Social Disparities in Bystander Support During Medical Emergencies in U.S. Streets,» York Cornwell and Currit analyzed data on nearly 22,500 patients from the 2011 National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) data set, which they linked to characteristics of counties where the incidents occurre
In the paper, «
Racial and Social Disparities
in Bystander Support During Medical Emergencies in U.S. Streets,» York Cornwell and Currit analyzed data on nearly 22,500 patients from the 2011 National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) data set, which they linked to characteristics of counties where the incidents occurre
in Bystander Support During Medical Emergencies
in U.S. Streets,» York Cornwell and Currit analyzed data on nearly 22,500 patients from the 2011 National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) data set, which they linked to characteristics of counties where the incidents occurre
in U.S. Streets,» York Cornwell and Currit analyzed data on nearly 22,500 patients from the 2011 National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) data set, which they linked to characteristics of counties where the
incidents occurred.
Technically there is more racism as «defined»
in NY and CA then
in Mississippi... this is simply a raw numbers game... NY and CA have about 20 % of the entire US population between them, so you will have more
racial incidents per capita
in those two states.
The murders of these innocent black men stands as one of the most despicable
incidents in the long, ugly history of
racial conflict
in America.
Recent events — a polarizing presidential election,
incidents of
racial and religious targeting, community violence, the sounding of once - fringe voices — have exposed ugly divisions
in our country, as well as lingering stereotypes and entrenched biases.
A majority of high - school students have witnessed or heard about
racial incidents with violent overtones, and nearly half would either join
in or approve of the action, according to a recent poll by Louis Harris and Associates.
More than half of the 1,865 10th - to 12th - graders surveyed by the polling firm had knowledge of violent
racial incidents; about one - fifth said such
incidents happened «very often,» and 36 percent said they happened «once
in a while.»
A series of
racial incidents at a high school
in Evergreen, Colo., has drawn the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and sparked concern among students, school officials, and community residents.
The case study examines how education organizations respond to
incidents involving
racial tensions and the racialized context
in which educators operate, but often do not acknowledge.
Compare past and present data on physical altercations, suspension rates and
incidents,
racial disparities
in school discipline, standardized test scores, and truancy.
The figure has surged since 2008 - 9, with a 20 % rise
in the proportion of total exclusions that were for
incidents of
racial abuse.
Instead, the letter gives as illustrations single
incidents between two persons of different races where,
in the absence of an explanation, differential sanctions can give rise to an inference of
racial discrimination.
These policies have sparked controversy because of
racial disparities
in suspension and expulsion rates as well as
incidents in which students have been suspended or expelled for seemingly trivial infractions, such as making a paper gun (American Psychological Association, 2006).
To prevent such
incidents in the future, Gay said schools need to have «open discussions» on race and give students «
racial encounters beyond the stereotypes they read or hear about».
Incidents like Trayvon Martin's murder and the unrest
in Ferguson, Missouri are modern reminders of how much work Americans need to do to eradicate
racial intolerance.
Thus, reduction of
racial and ethnic disparities
in higher education is essential not only for national economic development but also for reducing discrimination and prejudice
incidents in wider societal context.
While many of the participating artists have experienced
racial profiling and even violence from law enforcement, it is through the media that all of them have learned of important
incidents in this history from Birmingham to Ferguson.
Now, investigations are ongoing
in an
incident of
racial bullying at a Philadelphia school.
High - profile controversies over police shootings, questionable promotions,
racial profiling, attacks on law enforcement and race - based
incidents have led to an increase
in public employees being disciplined for publicly posting commentary deemed offensive or incendiary.
In a separate incident, a racial slur was scrawled across a stall in the Faculty's men's bathroo
In a separate
incident, a
racial slur was scrawled across a stall
in the Faculty's men's bathroo
in the Faculty's men's bathroom.
Though his behavior had been improving at Cross Creek, Cruz had two serious
incidents, one
in which he was talked into jumping off the back of a school bus, and another
in which he was punched numerous times by a peer for using
racial slurs.
Soutphommasane blamed growing reported
incidents of racism and discrimination on a «deteriorating public debate» around asylum seekers that has a spill - over for all other cultural communities, including Aboriginal people, who experience significantly higher rates of
racial abuse
in everyday life than other Australians.
It unfolded
in different ways and under different pretenses depending on the town, but
in general the Great Retreat looked like this: Some
incident sparked
racial tensions, and then white residents rioted, burned blacks people's houses to the ground, and chased established populations of their neighbors away with deadly violence.
A federal court
in New York has considered whether a white tenant's Fair Housing lawsuit alleging
incidents of
racial discrimination by the landlord against visitors to the tenant's apartment could proceed to the jury.