AKRON, Ohio — The eight Ohio police officers who fired scores of shots that killed Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, after a car and foot chase last year are back …
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Georgetown coach Tasha Butts dies two years after breast cancer diagnosis
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsGeorgetown women’s basketball coach Tasha Butts, who was diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer in 2021, died Monday, the school’s athletic director said. She was 41 years old. Butts stepped…
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Dwayne Johnson says museum will need to fix wax figure’s mismatched skin tone
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsDwayne Johnson announced on Instagram that he is reaching out to the Musée Grévin in Paris after it unveiled a botched wax figure of the A-list Hollywood star. Fans reacted in horror earlier…
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To playwright Jocelyn Bioh, the African hair braiders of Harlem are icons. “They’re a large part of the economy of Harlem,” Bioh said of the Manhattan neighborhood. “Those are women-owned…
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The United States ranks 118th in the world for racial inclusion according to annual tally
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsThe U.S. continues to underperform on an annual list that ranks inclusivity as experienced by marginalized groups in countries across the globe. The Othering and Belonging Institute at the University…
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Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted after being racially targeted by gate agent
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsActor and comedian Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted for disturbing the peace over a dispute with an airline employee who he alleges targeted him because of his race. Attorneys…
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Conservative group sues NYU, claiming law journal student staffing discriminates against straight, white applicants
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsA conservative legal group sued New York University on Thursday in federal court, claiming NYU School of Law’s process in selecting students to work on its flagship academic publication gives…
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Advanced AI chatbots perpetuate racist, debunked medical ideas, researchers find
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsSAN FRANCISCO — As hospitals and health care systems turn to artificial intelligence to help summarize doctors’ notes and analyze health records, a new study led by Stanford School of…
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Meet the Black woman who argued South Carolina’s redistricting case before the Supreme Court
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsDuring Leah Aden’s first oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in a redistricting case that critics have branded “textbook” racial gerrymandering, several justices peppered the attorney with rapid-fire, probing…
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Scholastic Book Fairs face criticism for isolating titles on race and gender
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsThe battle over books has taken a new front. The season for Scholastic Book Fairs has kicked off, a time when students shop for books at annual pop-up fairs in…