Tag: Race and ethnicity
Jackie Robinson rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft of statue from Kansas park
LOVELAND, Colo. -- As he coats a mold of Jackie Robinson with wax, metalsmith Alex Haines reflected on…
Despite surging demand for long-term care, providers struggle to find workers
The hardest part of Culix Wibonele’s first job in long-term care was not getting injured.Originally from Kenya, Wibonele…
Black Americans are underrepresented in residential care communities, AP/CNHI News analysis finds
Norma Upshaw, 82, was living alone south of Nashville, when her doctor said she needed to start in-home…
Takeaways from AP investigation into police training on the risks of handcuffing someone facedown
For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone facedown…
Risks of handcuffing someone facedown long known; people die when police training fails to keep up
For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone facedown…
AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines
In hundreds of deaths where police used force meant to stop someone without killing them, officers violated well-known…
Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story
NEW YORK -- It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese immigrant,…
Union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major California agricultural business
In a meeting room at a hotel in California's crop-rich Central Valley, a fight is taking place that…
Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing…
Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing…
Lawyers' coalition provides new messengers for Black voter engagement
WASHINGTON -- Young Black lawyers and law students are taking on a new role ahead of the general…
Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power
Some Republicans in Congress are pushing to require a citizenship question on the questionnaire for the once-a-decade census…