racism

Students researched Paul Lindner, a founder of the town of Malverne, and uncovered claims that his KKK chapter burned down a Brooklyn orphanage. So they asked the mayor to rename a street that had been named after him

10th grader Olivia Brown led the push to rename a street named after a founding father of the Ku Klux Klan. Melissa Colorado reports.

Students from Newark’s St. Benedict’s Prep School joining their peers at the Yeshiva to build new bridges through a unique year long seminar on racism and anti-Semitism. Pat Battle reports.

A Nevada case shined a light on a U.S. immigration law and its little-known history after a federal judge called the rule racist and struck it down.

The only Black-owned restaurant in a Bronx neighborhood has become the target of racist hate, after a hateful hand-drawn picture depicting racial stereotypes was delivered to the business.

The drawing was of racist depictions of Black and Jewish men calling the owner of the restaurant “bad news.” NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.

The only Black-owned restaurant in a Bronx neighborhood has become the target of racist hate, after a hateful hand-drawn picture depicting racial stereotypes was delivered to the business.

During the episode, the pair even acknowledge that their “joke” may be inappropriate but do it anyway.

Wednesday’s unexpected arrival of dozens of undocumented immigrants, sent to Martha’s Vineyard from Florida under the order of Gov. Ron DeSantis, brought back vivid memories of a similar situation that unfolded on Cape Cod more than 60 years ago. In June of 1962, white supremacists in the South arranged for hundreds of Black families from Arkansas to board one-way buses…

A Black pastor who was arrested by white police officers while watering the flowers of a neighbor has filed a federal lawsuit over the ordeal.

A small business in Union Township, New Jersey, is staying positive after receiving an anonymous letter, Adam Harding reports.

A Connecticut mother is joining a $25 million lawsuit, claiming that her young Black child was discriminated against at New York’s Legoland theme park — a similar claim that a Brooklyn mother made about a costumed character at a Sesame Place park, sparking the lawsuit.

A Connecticut mom is sharing her story after she says her child experienced discrimination at Legoland. Checkey Beckford reports.

A Black woman has filed a civil rights suit on behalf of her daughter against Los Angeles Unified and the Board of Education, alleging the girl suffered emotional distress after a cotton picking field was set up at her Hollywood school in 2017 as an instructional tool about what life was like for slaves.

The firefighter said the party, held at a private home in a wealthy section of the city, featured a display mocking Juneteenth, which celebrates the end of slavery in the 19th century, with the holiday’s flags displayed over buckets of fried chicken

Residents were outraged when the text messages surfaced in social media posts.

Mental health expert Sheila Robinson-Kiss takes her daughter to Sesame Place every summer. When the 10-year-old became aware of social media posts alleging bias against Black children at the theme park, she was heartbroken. In a conversation with LX News host Ashley Holt, Robinson-Kiss shares how she discussed the issue with her daughter and offers advice to other parents.

Kelly Rowland, Wendell Pierce, Yvette Nicole Brown and more reacted to a viral video of a Sesame Place character seemingly ignoring two Black girls during their parade.

Soprano Angel Blue says she won’t perform in an opera in Italy this month because blackface was used in the staging of another work this summer.

Lewis Hamilton said “archaic mindsets” have to change after retired Formula One champion Nelson Piquet reportedly used a racial slur against him.