Stories tagged: "racial injustice"

Courts Charlotte Breonna Taylor Protest
Courts PHOTOS: Black Lives Matter Demonstrators Take to Charlotte Streets for Breonna Taylor

The largest city in NC, Charlotte, was one of many cities with a Black Lives Matter protest to demand action on Breonna Taylor's death.

Billy Ball Billy Ball Grant Baldwin Grant Baldwin September 24, 2020 11:54 am EDT
Economy Under Trump and the GOP, wage gaps between Black and white Americans continue to increase (Shutterstock).
Economy Wealth and Wage Gaps Are Expanding Between Black and White Americans Under Trump

The gap between the wages of Black and white Americans has grown under the GOP's leadership, despite decades of progress.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright September 4, 2020 2:52 pm EDT
Breaking Referees huddle on an empty court at game time of a scheduled game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic for Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 26, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Breaking Milwaukee Bucks Refuse to Take the Court Over Racial Injustice, NBA Cancels Day’s Other Games

Decision made in the wake of the Jacob Blake police shooting and the white vigilante killing of two people last night.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow August 26, 2020 5:16 pm EDT
Economy Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Economy Biden’s Economic Plan Seeks to Address Racial Inequality and Systemic Racism

“It’s about jobs—good paying jobs, financial stability, building wealth for families of color."

Brandon Gates Brandon Gates July 29, 2020 11:26 am EDT
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Elections Trump Is Leaning More and More Into Racist Rhetoric as He Sinks in the Polls

"He sends blatant signals of support for the causes of white supremacists," says TJ Ducklo, Biden campaign's national press secretary.

Associated Press Associated Press July 8, 2020 3:50 pm EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election