Tag: Race and Ethnicity
‘We Belong in These Spaces’: Jackson’s Successors Reflect on Her Nomination
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is poised to be confirmed to the Supreme Court this week, making her the…
Black American Jews Share Their Passover Traditions
According to a 2021 report from the Pew Research Center, there are about 5.8 million Jewish adults in…
California Law Requiring Board Diversity Is Struck Down
A California law requiring diversity on corporate boards of directors has been struck down in a blow to…
Will Smith’s Slap Wasn’t the Only Astonishing Thing About the Oscars
This pandemic is still killing us. The virus at its center is one of the body. But it’s…
Ted Cruz’s Daughters Attend a Private School That Is ‘Antiracist’
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas helped lead the Republican charge against antiracism efforts at a private school in…
Judging a Judge on Race and Crime, G.O.P. Plays to Base and Fringe
WASHINGTON — After all of the entreaties from top Republicans to show respect at Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s…
Echoing Conservative Grievances, Blackburn Miscasts Jackson’s Views
WASHINGTON — Senator Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, ripped into Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday during her…
At Harvard, Ketanji Brown Jackson Fought Injustices but Kept a Steely Academic Focus
During Judge Jackson’s ascent through the federal judiciary, during which she received some Republican support in confirmation votes,…
Lawsuit Accuses Google of Bias Against Black Employees
A former employee at Google sued the company on Friday, claiming it systematically discriminated against Black workers by…
Where State Farm Sees ‘a Lot of Fraud,’ Black Customers See Discrimination
She and nearly a dozen other Black and Muslim employees working nearby also received copies of an anonymous…
‘Carpeaux Recast’: A Sculptural Gem With a Knotty Back Story
Traditional museums are literally conservative places. They’re built to freeze objects in time, to shield them from change.…
Australia Asks: How Far Is Too Far in Making China a Campaign Weapon?
MELBOURNE, Australia — A group of middle-aged Chinese Australians logged onto Zoom to step, kick and punch through…