Nation May 31 Protests flare again in US amid calls to end police violence Curfews were imposed in major cities around the U.S., including Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. About 5,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen were activated in 15 states and Washington, D.C.
Nation May 30 Thousands ignore Minneapolis curfew as U.S. protests spread Thousands of protesters ignored a curfew and vows of a forceful police response to take to the Minneapolis streets for a fourth straight night, as the anger stoked by the police killing of George Floyd spread to more cities across…
Nation May 09 Georgia man’s death raises echoes of US racial terror legacy The Feb. 23 shooting in coastal Georgia is drawing comparisons to a much darker period of U.S. history — when extrajudicial killings of black people, almost exclusively at the hands of white male vigilantes, inflicted racial terror on African Americans.
Health Apr 18 Racial toll of virus grows even starker as more data emerges As a clearer picture emerges of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly toll on black Americans, leaders are demanding a reckoning of the systemic policies they say have made many African Americans far more vulnerable to the virus, including inequity in access to…
Politics Apr 17 Senators urge anti-bias police training over mask fears Democratic lawmakers want police departments to be vigilant about any racially biased policing during the coronavirus pandemic, as people in communities of color express fears of being profiled while wearing masks or other face coverings in public.
Nation Apr 14 Democratic bills call for racial breakdown of COVID-19 cases The coronavirus outbreak is taking a disproportionate toll on African Americans and other nonwhite populations.
Health Apr 08 Outcry over racial data grows as virus slams black Americans As the coronavirus tightens its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population — black Americans.
Nation Apr 05 Amid coronavirus pandemic, black mistrust of medicine looms Historic failures in government responses to disasters and emergencies, medical abuse, neglect and exploitation have jaded generations of black people into a distrust of public institutions.
Politics Mar 30 Democratic lawmakers call for racial data in virus testing Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley say in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar dated Friday that comprehensive demographic data on people who are tested or treated for the coronavirus does not exist.
Economy Mar 20 As virus grips nation, advocates move to halt evictions President Donald Trump has announced a package that suspends evictions and foreclosures for 60 days. But the vast majority of renters, who are generally low income and disproportionately African American, Latino and other minorities, will not be covered.