A glaring racial disparity is evident in the 73 botched procedures involving lethal injections since 1976, report by Reprieve findsBlack incarcerated people have been subjected to prolonged and painful botched executions in the US at more than twice the rate of white death row inmates, a new study has found.While glaring racial disparities have long been visible in US capital punishment, the report from the international human rights group Reprieve finds that the inequities exist even inside the...
We looked at the etymology of the words "morning" and "mourning."
Ncuti Gatwa Says While "White Mediocrity" Gets Celebrated, Black People Must Be "Flawless" to Get Half That https://t.co/LykvbU6riC— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 21, 2024 Ncuti Gatwa is getting candid about his battle with acceptance.“We’re trained to be like, ‘If I’m not exceptional, I won’t be loved.’ Certainly, I think that was my thing. So, yeah, I think I’m just learning now like, ‘Oh, you are allowed to be loved.’ You don’t have to be excellent or aspire to that term, ‘Black...
Indiana University is under fire for how it responded to one white student's racist video post about Black people in country music.
A decade after her autistic son Connor Sparrowhawk died in a specialist NHS facility, Sara Ryan’s campaign to reveal the truth about what happened is coming to the stage.In a bare rehearsal space near Southwark tube station, south London, 11 people are in the process of forming a circle, ready for a read-through of a new play. On the top of a nearby piano is a small mountain of tea, coffee and biscuits; for two or three minutes, everything is drowned out by the wheezing and groaning of a very...
The study, “A Discrimination Report Card,” found that the white-sounding applicant names were favored up to 24 percent more than the likely Black applicants.
Dr Liz O'Riordan (pictured) has been floored by depression since her first cancer diagnosis. She was drawn to an article in a medical journal that said depression 'significantly impacts' survival rates.
The Phillies overcame the awful City Connect uniforms and Ben Davis’s broadcasting for a casual Friday night win. Garrett Crochet got the start for the White Sox and came into this game with a promising start to the season as their ace. He pitched to a 3.57 ERA in his first starts which included seven innings of one-run ball against the Atlanta Braves earlier in the month. However, the Phillies offense didn’t care, Trea Turner singled after Schwarber struck out, followed by a Bryce Harper walk....
Nathan Cofnas, an early career research fellow in the Faculty of Philosophy, has had his relationship with the college ended following an investigation into his conduct.
Rosina Lin continues to explore color in her column "Between the Black and White" as she writes about spring's distinct flavor — sweet with a bitter undertone.
Rural Americans more likely to die young. Why? (Third column, 10th story, link)
There has been a consistent 2-to-1 unemployment gap between Black and white workers for decades. Structural racism is at the heart of it..