racism

Thomas Glover, Lafayette's former police chief, is suing the City of Lafayette, alleging that his dismissal was racially motivated.

An upset mother is making claims of racism and calling out Sesame Park after she says her two Black daughters were ignored by a Rosita character.

Some, though, are still upset that the Alfred Mouton statue was removed, one person "guessing" that Mouton had said something that offended someone.

A video has surfaced of a white student at a high school in Houma allegedly acting out the whipping of a Black student after throwing cotton at him.

An announcer for the live stream of an Oklahoma girl's high school basketball was caught on a hot mic calling one team by a racial slur.

Today, March 2 is Dr. Seuss's birthday, but the party will be a few books light. Six books light to be exact.

New Orleans restaurateur, Desi Vega, is apologizing to a couple after they were racially profiled in one of his restaurants.

The vote in Lake Charles was 10 to 5 to keep the monument where it's currently located.

The choice of what the new flag might look like is expected to be unveiled sometime in September.

The petition was created by Shawn Vanicor Chaisson of Iowa and has already garnered 6,660 signatures (at the time this post was written).

The old theme, based on a 1946 movie that reinforced and perpetuated racial stereotypes and is deemed, by many, to be quite offensive, is being retired.

The FBI determined that Bubba Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime.

For the past few days, John "Bo Duke" Schneider, star of the 80s smash tv show "Dukes Of Hazzard", has opened up via his YouTube channel to discuss the rebel flag's connection to "Dukes of Hazzard", the Confederacy and more.

Southeastern Conference athletic championship events will not be held in the state until the Confederate symbol is removed from Mississippi's flag.

There are new calls to end the 'glorification' of this figure in history.

Comments on Twitter from UF Gator fans: many find that the ban is ridiculous. Others applaud the decision, praising the university's desire to eliminate racism.

Witnesses said that he shouted "Get the **** out, ching chongs", directed at Tran and her friends at the game.

Sidewalk chalk trumps a poison pen as U.L. Students share messages of unity in the face of derogatory slurs.

The further reaching effect of this advertisement is not about selling toothpaste. It has stirred a whole new debate on racism. Is it racist to suggest that people of the Caucasian race are not good dancers? I watch Dancing with the Stars and I see white folks doing just fine so my simple mind tells me this is simply a lighthearted poke at a not that important stereotype.

Racial bias in an election where one candidate is black and the other is white can affect the results — but how much?