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Judge tosses Miami’s voting map over racial gerrymandering

A federal judge in Florida tossed out Miami’s city district maps on Wednesday, ruling that the city racially gerrymandered for…

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Lawmakers, activists, actors press Biden on racial equity bills

More than 400 lawmakers, civil rights leaders, musicians and actors have sent a letter to President Biden urging him to…

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Racial disparities in voter turnout have grown since court ruling, study says : NPR

Voters cast their ballots in North Charleston, S.C., on Oct. 16, 2020. A new study says the turnout gap between…

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Business

I’m a Black woman who quit the State Department over racial gaslighting. Here’s why prestigious workplaces can be toxic for people like me

I remember sitting in my manager’s sparsely decorated office, anticipating a pat on the back for the work I had…

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Science

Racial and ethnic disparities undermine dementia care in the US

Older Black people in the US are twice as likely to develop dementia as white people are Hispanolistic/Getty Images In…

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A woman was hired to investigate racial harassment after a suicide. Then she encountered it herself

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black woman hired by a northern Utah school district to investigate racial harassment complaints…

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Business

America’s big banks are hiding behind racial equity to avoid new capital standards–but refuse to disclose the demographics of their small business lending

As regulators contemplate tougher capital standards for large banks (intended to prevent future banking collapses and make the financial system…

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Man Gets 8 Years in Prison for Racial Slurs Against Neighbor

Edward Cagney Mathews, 47, will be forced to serve at least four years of an eight year prison sentence handed…

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Sen. Vance sends letter slamming Ohio State University DEI efforts, calling it ‘racial hatred’

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) sent a letter slamming Ohio State University for its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts Friday.…

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