Nation Mar 26 Texas gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Walmart is offered plea deal to avoid death penalty By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press
Politics Feb 19 German city sees rise in racism after deadly Christmas market attack, migrant groups say Migrants who have settled in the German city of Magdeburg say they have experienced a sharp increase in racism and anti-immigration sentiments following a deadly Christmas market attack last year. The violence has ensured that migration remains a key issue… By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press
Politics Feb 07 Vance says DOGE staffer who resigned after a report of racist postings should be brought back Vice President JD Vance said Friday that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency should rehire a staff member who resigned after he was linked to social media posts that espoused racism. By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Nation Nov 26 Watch 7:00 Is the political climate influencing a spike in racist incidents? After the election, there was a spike in incidents involving neo-Nazi marches and racist and hateful messages sent online, stoking fear for residents in several states across the country. Black, Latino and LGBTQ+ Americans in at least 25 states have… By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas
Nation Nov 08 Racist text messages sent to Black recipients, including children, raise alarms in multiple states Some messages said the recipient was going to a "plantation" and instructed them to show up at an address at a particular time "with your belongings."… By Ayanna Alexander, Ali Swenson, Gary Fields, Associated Press
Aug 05 Paris Olympics security means minorities and others treated as potential terror threats can’t move freely By John Leicester, Associated Press Lawyers told The Associated Press that minorities are often among those targeted with orders not to leave their neighborhoods and to report daily to police. Continue reading
Apr 01 A racially biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The U.S. transplant system ordered hospitals to quit using a test that made Black patients' kidneys appear healthier than they really were. Continue reading
Mar 27 3 men who killed Ahmaud Arbery ask appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions By Kate Brumback, Russ Bynum, Associated Press The 25-year-old Black man was chased by men in pickup trucks and fatally shot in the streets of a coastal Georgia subdivision in 2020. Continue reading
Mar 21 Former Mississippi police officer gets about 10 years in prison for racist torture of 2 Black men By Michael Goldberg, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The so-called "Goon Squad" broke into a home where a neighbor complained that two Black men were staying with a white woman. Hartfield tried to destroy evidence of the torture. Continue reading
Mar 20 1 of 6 former officers in Mississippi gets 40 years for racist torture of 2 Black men By Michael Goldberg, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press All six of the former officers pleaded guilty, admitting that they subjected Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker to numerous acts of racist torture in January 2023 after a neighbor complained that the men were staying in a home… Continue reading