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Racism
What if pedestrians are black
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Understanding racism in the US
There will never be an acceptable explanation for what happened between Michael Brown and Darren Wilson in Ferguson but we will never fully grasp why … Understanding racism in the USRead more
The Sacrifice Zones of Hurricane Harvey
The Empire Files 070 racism is unnatural. effect of disaster is unnatural.
The University of Texas Kept Segregation Alive Into the 1960s
Sixty-six years ago, Marion Ford, an ambitious Houston teenager who had been set to become one of the first African American undergraduates at the University … The University of Texas Kept Segregation Alive Into the 1960sRead more
Employers Used Facebook to Keep Women and Older Workers From Seeing Job Ads
Two years ago, ProPublica and The New York Times revealed that companies were posting discriminatory job ads on Facebook, using the social network’s targeting tools … Employers Used Facebook to Keep Women and Older Workers From Seeing Job AdsRead more
IBM’s first black software engineer
John Stanley Ford, my father, was the first black software engineer in America, hired by IBM in 1946. Passed over for promotions, discriminated against in … IBM’s first black software engineerRead more
Ronald Reagan’s Long-Hidden Racist Conversation With Richard Nixon
The day after the United Nations voted to recognize the People’s Republic of China, then–California Governor Ronald Reagan phoned President Richard Nixon at the White … Ronald Reagan’s Long-Hidden Racist Conversation With Richard NixonRead more
Bias against black customers is real
Name a store, any store, from Fifth Avenue to Main Street, and I’ll bet that I can find a black person who has experienced discrimination … Bias against black customers is realRead more
America’s long history of attacks against Latinos
“It can happen again.” That’s what Arlinda Valencia said last year, at a ceremony in Texas marking the 100th anniversary of the massacre of 15 … America’s long history of attacks against LatinosRead more