/tags/racism racism en-US Copyright Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:00:47 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2024-04-15/bend-spotlighted-in-national-dei-backlash-following-city-meeting-hate-speech More than 60 Oregon cities have diversity, equity and inclusion programs. But as the City of Bend recently saw, a national political movement to end these programs can energize hatred toward local leaders. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:00:47 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2024-04-15/bend-spotlighted-in-national-dei-backlash-following-city-meeting-hate-speech Emily Cureton /health-and-medicine/2023-11-02/despite-high-black-maternal-death-rate-california-hospitals-ignored-training-about-bias-in-care Black women are three times more likely than any other women to die during or immediately after pregnancy. California lawmakers passed a law in 2019 requiring hospitals to train labor and delivery staff on unconscious bias in medicine. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:17:28 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-11-02/despite-high-black-maternal-death-rate-california-hospitals-ignored-training-about-bias-in-care Kristen Hwang /politics-government/2023-08-15/former-head-of-oregon-civil-rights-division-awarded-1-7m-in-racial-harassment-lawsuit The Oregon state agency charged with monitoring discrimination in workplaces across the state was itself a hostile work environment for the Black woman who was hired to head the civil rights division of the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries. A Multnomah County Circuit Court jury awarded Carol Johnson $1.7 million dollars on Monday, supporting her claim she faced a hostile workplace and race discrimination. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 23:56:04 GMT /politics-government/2023-08-15/former-head-of-oregon-civil-rights-division-awarded-1-7m-in-racial-harassment-lawsuit Lauren Dake /race-and-ethnicity/2023-07-04/reports-of-racial-ethnic-anti-lgbtq-bias-continue-rising-in-oregon Reports of racial, ethnic and anti-LGBTQ bias increased again in 2022, a new report from Oregon’s Criminal Justice Commission showed. Tue, 04 Jul 2023 13:47:50 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2023-07-04/reports-of-racial-ethnic-anti-lgbtq-bias-continue-rising-in-oregon Julia Shumway /race-and-ethnicity/2023-05-02/california-reparations-task-force-to-recommend-down-payments-for-slavery-racism The reparations task force meets Saturday in Oakland. It may vote to recommend a state apology and payments to African Americans based on years living in state. Tue, 02 May 2023 12:53:42 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2023-05-02/california-reparations-task-force-to-recommend-down-payments-for-slavery-racism Wendy Fry /race-and-ethnicity/2022-08-24/black-community-leaders-discuss-white-nationalism-in-southern-oregon Local Black leaders gathered in Ashland Tuesday night to discuss growing concerns about white nationalism in Southern Oregon. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:33:56 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2022-08-24/black-community-leaders-discuss-white-nationalism-in-southern-oregon Roman Battaglia /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-11/31-members-of-the-white-nationalist-patriot-front-arrested-near-an-idaho-pride-event Police said the men were planning to riot in several areas of downtown Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Sun, 12 Jun 2022 15:01:12 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-11/31-members-of-the-white-nationalist-patriot-front-arrested-near-an-idaho-pride-event Odette Yousef /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-17/in-a-visit-to-buffalo-president-biden-denounces-white-supremacy-as-a-poison The president visited the supermarket where last weekend's deadly shooting took place, then forcefully denounced white supremacy and the racist "Replacement" theory that inspired the shooter. Tue, 17 May 2022 23:00:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-17/in-a-visit-to-buffalo-president-biden-denounces-white-supremacy-as-a-poison Ashley Westerman, Becky Sullivan /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-15/america-has-seen-at-least-601-mass-shootings-so-far-in-2022 This averages out to more than 13 such attacks a week. Mon, 16 May 2022 13:13:14 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-15/america-has-seen-at-least-601-mass-shootings-so-far-in-2022 Saeed Ahmed /politics-government/npr-news/2022-02-01/trump-escalates-racist-rhetoric-and-plays-on-white-grievance-at-recent-rallies The former president alleged in Texas over the weekend that Black prosecutors investigating him are "racist." And that was not the first example in recent weeks of Trump employing racist rhetoric. Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:23:46 GMT /politics-government/npr-news/2022-02-01/trump-escalates-racist-rhetoric-and-plays-on-white-grievance-at-recent-rallies Domenico Montanaro