It’s good to remind these people that the world they seek is one that millions of us simply won’t accept.
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Boycott looms for Boston landmark named for slave owner
Activists seek to rename Faneuil Hall, which was built in the 1740s on a site where slaves had been sold.
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Fox backs ‘Simpsons’ writers amid charge of racist stereotype
The focus is on Indian shop owner Apu, a staple of the long-running animated sitcom.
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Elbert ‘Big Man’ Howard, co-founder of Black Panther Party, dies at 80
The political organization, which was formed in 1966 in Oakland, Calif., started out patrolling police for possible abuse against blacks.
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Bates professor tells story of Malaga Island, including its dark chapter of forced exodus
‘Re:past’ marries art, history and food with a one-day performance that pays tribute to the island’s early settlers.
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NAACP lifts travel warning against American Airlines
The civil rights organization issued its advisory in October after receiving complaints of discrimination.
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Commentary: Affirmative action is not just a matter of black and white
The Supreme Court, and the rest of us, must navigate a more diverse U.S., where at least some groups outperform their privileged white neighbors in educational attainment.
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Leonard Pitts: Blacks live in a society that thinks they need to be regulated
All of the nonsensical calls to police over routine actions expose how many assume that ‘black’ equals ‘danger.’
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Ecology reminds us that we’re all connected
It’s important to see the president’s Twitter taunts as evidence of a larger, more entrenched problem: the all-too-human hubris that exacerbates countless societal and environmental problems.
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Diversity is the driving force in 2018 Democratic primaries
Sometimes more than ideology, a candidate’s biography has been what is luring voters.