Tag: racial
Still ‘longer road ahead’ for Jackson water systems: Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba | ABC News
ABC News” Martha Raddatz interviews Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, on “This Week.” #ABCNews #ThisWeek #Mississippi #ChokweAntarLumumba source
Black Business Month: Guava banking app aims to close the racial wealth gap
Kelly Ifill, CEO and founder of Guava, discusses how the community banking app helps Black small business owners gain access to capital and overcome unique…
Sesame Place facing new lawsuit
Sesame Place is facing a new lawsuit as another family has come forward saying their child faced racial discrimination at the amusement park. SUBSCRIBE to…
Sesame Place lawsuit
The theme park is being sued for $25 million following alleged incidents of racial discrimination at the park. ABC News’ Andrea Fujii has more. source
New documentary looks at high maternal mortality rate among Black women
Onyx Collective and ABC News Studios’ new documentary on Hulu looks at how racial disparities contribute to the high maternal mortality rate in the United…
Family demands accountability after alleged racial bias incident at Sesame Place
Sesame Place apologized for the incident and said employees would undergo bias training after the video went viral. source
Sesame Place Philadelphia employees to undergo bias training
The park released a statement after a video of a potential racial bias incident went viral online. #ABCNews #sesameplace #racialbias source
Barrier-breaking baseball player’s overdue honor l ABCNL
ABC News’ Alex Perez reports on Minnie Miñoso’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame and his legacy, impact and talent that was often overlooked…
Detroit residents seek justice for city’s property over assessments l ABCNL
ABC News’ Trevor Ault spoke with a Detroit resident who lost her home in part due to her house being overassessed, and to the city’s…
How the pandemic has worsened racial disparities in education
COVID-19 has made inequalities in education worse and Rey Saldana, president and CEO of Communities in Schools, explains how his organization is working to close…
New book on racial inequity is a ‘prologue to the present’: Michael Eric Dyson l ABCNL
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson about his new book “Unequal: A Story of America” which draws parallels between the history…
‘We have a lot of pain and damage to undo’: Congresswoman on AAPI attacks
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., on the surge in attacks against Asian Americans and potential solutions to reduce the violence….
Rise in AAPI hate crimes has many Asian Americans feeling under attack
One year after the deadly Atlanta spa mass shootings, KGO’s Dion Lim takes an in-depth look at the alarming rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across…
‘We are all Americans’: George Takei on attacks on Asian Americans
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with actor and activist George Takei on the history of violence and discrimination Asian Americans have faced in the U.S….
Revisiting the Atlanta spa shootings 1 year later
ABC News’ Juju Chang speaks with family members of victims of the mass shootings at Atlanta spas that took the lives of eight people last…
Actor Jussie Smollett to be sentenced in hate crime hoax
Smollett, 39, appeared in court Thursday to hear his fate after he was convicted of fabricating a hate crime attack in 2019. #ABCNews #JussieSmollett source
New fallout for Joe Rogan
The podcasting star is now apologizing for a recently surfaced video showing him repeatedly using a racial slur. ABC News’ Rhiannon Ally has more. source
Why are Black Americans disproportionately affected by HIV & AIDS?
It’s not just COVID-19 that hits communities of color harder — Black AIDS Institute founder Phill Wilson explains the racial disparity in HIV and AIDS…
Solutions to racial disparities in housing
Andre Perry, a senior fellow with the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, discusses what the solution to racial disparities in housing could be since the Fair…
Ex-Dolphins coach sues NFL for racial discrimination
ABC News contributor and host of the “Long Game” podcast, LZ Granderson, shares his reaction to the lawsuit and what more can be done in…
