Tag: Race and ethnicity

Seen abroad as a leader on Indigenous rights, New Zealand enters a divisive new era

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language…

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MacKenzie Scott’s millions boost Native American nonprofits

The billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings, no-hassle giving approach has proven particularly…

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Book Review: Brathwaite flexes his writing chops and expands Black literary canon with debut ‘Rage’

There was a class at my university called Black Arts, Black Power.…

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Mel B joins a campaign calling for a new UK law to bar Afro hair discrimination

LONDON -- Former Spice Girl Mel B is among dozens of Black…

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On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive

AURORA, Colo. -- She was eight months pregnant when she was forced…

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Takeaways from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s response to violence after George Floyd’s murder

MINNEAPOLIS -- Kamala Harris' selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be…

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Sharp divisions persist over Walz’s response to the riots that followed the murder of George Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS -- MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz faced the biggest crisis…

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California governor vetoes bill to make immigrants without legal status eligible for home loans

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Friday that…

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Turkey hopes to double its trade with North Macedonia to $2 billion

SKOPJE, North Macedonia -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Thursday his…

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Virginia’s conservative Black female lieutenant governor wants the top job

RICHMOND, Va. -- Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the first Black woman to…

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Behind the nonprofit helping a diverse new generation of culinary professionals heat up New York

NEW YORK -- A side of beef bigger than a classroom desktop…

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China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate

WASHINGTON -- When he first emerged on social media, the user known…

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Navajo Nation adopts changes to tribal law regulating the transportation of uranium across its land

The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal…

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An Israeli labor court has ruled that a general strike observed Monday must end following a petition from the state

An Israeli labor court has ruled that a general strike observed Monday…

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Being Black in Germany has never been easy. Elections in eastern states could make it harder still

ERFURT, Germany -- It was a balmy summer night in 2020, shortly…

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In Mexico, an Indigenous Triqui artist embraces his roots through contemporary rap

MEXICO CITY -- Backstage at a celebration of Indigenous peoples in Mexico…

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Judges dismiss suit alleging Tennessee’s political maps discriminate against communities of color

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A federal judicial panel has dismissed a lawsuit alleging…

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Black men emerge as key constituency in 2024 race

ATLANTA -- Every Monday evening, the Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA…

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Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

LOS ANGELES -- As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine…

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Immigrants prepare for new Biden protections with excitement and concern

MIAMI -- Roberto Garcia crossed the border from Mexico in 2009 looking…

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