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News Articles: racism

Public health professor Arline Geronimus says marginalized people suffer nearly constant stress, which leads to increasingly serious health problems over time.

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How poverty and racism 'weather' the body, accelerating aging and disease

Public health professor Arline Geronimus explains how marginalized people suffer nearly constant stress, which damages their bodies at the cellular level. Her new book is Weathering.

March 29, 2023
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  • Dave Davies
Atlanta-based journalist Josie Duffy Rice is the host of the podcast "Unreformed."

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Atlanta journalist spotlights stories of violence at Alabama's Mt. Meigs

A new podcast spotlights the stories of survivors of violence at Mt. Meigs, a school in Montgomery, Ala., billed as an institution for reform for troubled Black children.

February 09, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
A scene from the new documentary about Stone Mountain from the Atlanta History Center.

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A new Stone Mountain documentary examines the world's largest Confederate monument. Watch it here

A new documentary from the Atlanta History Center highlights the role the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century played in the creation of Stone Mountain, the world's largest Confederate monument. 

February 01, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols on Thursday at the Tobey Skate Park in Memphis, Tenn.

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  • National

There's no way to prepare for the Tyre Nichols video, a Memphis pastor says

As Memphis braces for video footage and protests, pastor and police reform advocate Earle Fisher says he's "seen far too much Black death as a spectacle." He shares his concerns and hopes in the case.

January 27, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
A Freddie Gray protest in Baltimore, Md., in 2015.

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  • National

How one photographer is using his camera as a weapon against poverty and racism

In his recently published photobook, "No Justice, No Peace," Devin Allen confronts readers with the reality of how little has changed since the civil rights movement.

January 16, 2023
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  • Seyma Bayram
An office within the University of Southern California's School of Social Work announced it is removing the term "field" from its curriculum.

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  • Education

A USC office removes 'field' from its curriculum, citing possible racist connotations

An office within the University of Southern California's School of Social Work said phrases such as "field work" may have meanings linked to slavery.

January 14, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward
This undated portrait shows Emmett Till, who was killed in Mississippi in 1955.

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  • Race

Emmett Till and his mother honored with the Congressional Gold Medal

The 14-year-old was killed by two white men in 1955 after a white woman accused him of flirting with her. The medal will be on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

December 24, 2022
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  • Giulia Heyward
Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas L. Keon mocked Asian languages in a commencement speech Saturday.

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  • Education

A university chancellor apologized after mocking Asian languages in his speech

Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas L. Keon apologized for "offensive and insensitive" remarks he made onstage during a commencement ceremony.

December 16, 2022
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  • Giulia Heyward
Missouri and American flags fly outside Planned Parenthood in June in St. Louis.

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  • Law

A former employee sues Planned Parenthood, claiming she faced months of racism

Lawyers for Nicole Moore, a Black woman, say she was often given unfair workloads, demeaned in front of coworkers and retaliated against for speaking up about racism within the company.

October 20, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Protesters outside City Hall call for the resignations of LA City Council members Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo on Wednesday.

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  • National

What the city council scandal reveals about LA's racial divides — and solidarity

The leaked LA City Council recording underscores long-simmering racial tensions. But the city also has a history of Black-Latino partnership, which activists hope to build on in the wake of scandal.

October 14, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Student with mask sits at desk

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Back-to-school with the divisive concepts bill; How are our teachers doing?

Thursday on Political Rewind: A special panel unpacks S.B. 377, which bans the teaching of "divisive concepts". The bill was created to curb what conservatives called "Critical Race Theory" in classrooms. Opponents say it harms their ability to teach Georgia's painful racial history.

September 01, 2022
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Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia and her husband Nicholas Nicosia, pictured at their press conference in Rochester, NY, on Tuesday. The two deny allegations of racism and now blame "cancel culture" for the backlash they have faced after throwing an allegedly bigoted party.

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  • Race

A Rochester couple denied allegations of racism. Then came a confession

At a press conference, Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia and Nicholas Nicosia defended themselves against "false claims of racism." Then, she confessed she runs a "blatantly racist" Twitter account.

August 27, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Oakland City Hall is bathed in red light in a memorial to the people who have died from COVID-19 throughout the country in Oakland, Calif. in January 2021.

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  • Race

Oakland, Calif. declares racism a public health crisis

Oakland City Council votes without opposition to declare the public health crisis and sets aside up to $350,000 for consulting and a data analyst.

June 13, 2022
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  • Joe Hernandez
Oakland City Hall is bathed in red light in a memorial to the people who have died from COVID-19 throughout the country in Oakland, Calif. in January 2021.

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  • Race

Oakland, Calif. declares racism a public health crisis

Oakland City Council votes without opposition to declare the public health crisis and sets aside up to $350,000 for consulting and a data analyst.

June 13, 2022
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  • Joe Hernandez
Aunt Fanny's Cabin in Smyrna, Ga.

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  • News

A former Georgia restaurant with a complicated, racist past gets a future home

Aunt Fanny's Cabin, a Smyrna restaurant with a racist past, is moving.

April 25, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
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