Entertainment
The Met’s next fashion exhibit spotlights John Galliano, and will confront his troubled past
[ad_1] The next Met Gala fashion exhibit will be devoted to a designer famed for both his singular talent and the scandal that lost…
Tag: Race and ethnicity
Entertainment
Artist Betye Saar, whose work reflected Black identity, dies at 99
[ad_1] Artist Betye Saar, whose work reflects Black identity, culture and spirituality, died Sunday morning in Los Angeles at 99. Saar’s death was confirmed…
Finance
Carney and Marcos deepen Canada-Philippines ties as Ottawa looks beyond US trade
[ad_1] Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, center, and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., right, arrive for a visit to a Jollibee fast food restaurant,…
Breaking News
The Supreme Court tackled race, history and the law in fraught and reflective major rulings
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court just wrapped up a term that yielded significant rulings in cases involving race and discrimination that could have…
Entertainment
Deon Cole returns to host NAACP Image Awards, says BAFTA disruption will be addressed
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — As Deon Cole returns to host the NAACP Image Awards, the comedian-actor is focused on celebrating Black achievement and responding…
Entertainment
Gov. Gavin Newsom takes heat from Republicans and LGBTQ+ lawmakers during book tour
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — If politicians write memoirs to generate online buzz and headlines, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting plenty of both —…
Breaking News
The children of late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson honor his legacy a day after his death
[ad_1] CHICAGO — From jokes about his well-known stubbornness to tears grieving the loss of a parent, the adult children of the Rev. Jesse…
Breaking News
Belgium summons U.S. ambassador over tweet accusing kingdom of antisemitism
[ad_1] BRUSSELS — Belgium summoned the U.S. ambassador on Tuesday over a social media post where he accused the country of antisemitic prosecution of…
Breaking News
Hundreds of agents search for Nancy Guthrie as her case spotlights other families left behind
[ad_1] As hundreds of federal and local agents scoured the Arizona desert and chased down potential leads in the nearly two weeks since Nancy…
Breaking News
California announces investigation into delayed evacuation orders during LA-area wildfire
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — California’s top prosecutor announced a civil rights investigation Thursday into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by…
Finance
How artist Gordon Parks’ foundation keeps his legacy growing, even as it searches for new funding
[ad_1] Civil rights photographer and artist Gordon Parks’ legacy continues to expand today, even as the 20th anniversary of his death arrives on March…
Technology
IShowSpeed wraps up Africa tour highlighting the continent’s cultural diversity
[ad_1] DAKAR, Senegal — The American streamer and YouTuber IShowSpeed is on the final leg of a 28-day tour of Africa aimed at showcasing…
Breaking News
School violated civil rights law in ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds’ name change, US says
[ad_1] BOHEMIA, N.Y. — A New York school district is “erasing its Native American heritage” and violating civil rights law by changing its team…
Finance
Why freezing rain has millions at risk of losing power — and heat
[ad_1] ATLANTA — Every morning this week, Newberry Electric Cooperative CEO Keith Avery walks into his office and turns on The Weather Channel. Then…
Breaking News
DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor
[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Mayor: Sending soldiers to Minneapolis for crackdown would be unconstitutional
[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS — The mayor of Minneapolis said Sunday that sending active duty soldiers into Minnesota to help with an immigration crackdown is a…
Breaking News
Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing
[ad_1] JACKSON, Miss. — Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up bus seat at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
[ad_1] MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the…
Entertainment
‘Dances with Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse standing trial in Las Vegas
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — The jury trial for Nathan Chasing Horse, the former “Dances with Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous women and…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Walz: Minn. must play role in shooting investigation
[ad_1] A day after the ICE officer shot Renee Good in the head as she tried to drive away on a snowy Minneapolis street,…