Race

UCLA Assistant Professor of Sociology S. Michael Gaddis dishes on new study that reveals Millennials may not be as racially progressive as previously believed.

While some data shows that millennials may be the least racially biased group in the nation, they still show “strong racial bias and anti-Blackness” when looking for roommates, a UCLA study released today suggests.

Adrian Solis has worked for months advising on the new Black and Latino history curriculum that was recently approved by the Connecticut State Board of Education. “It’s exciting but it’s also like, well now the real work begins,” said Solis, a social studies teacher at Henry Abbott Technical High School in Danbury. He says now he and other teachers...

Connecticut is now the first state in the country to offer a statewide Black and Latino curriculum. We got the chance to hear from some of the students who helped develop the course.

Race has been a big topic of discussion ahead of this year’s presidential election. “I think there’s been kind of a widening acceptance that race is one of the central organizing features in politics,” said Wesleyan University Assistant Professor of Government Steven Moore. Moore has been studying the role that race and race relations play in voters’ choices. “I...

After a contentious exchange at the first presidential debate, a conversation about hate groups in the state has been ignited. The Southern Poverty Law Center tracks hate groups and lists the “Proud Boys” and several other hate groups as active in Connecticut. The Proud Boys name was brought up during the debate. “They are an organization that doesn’t necessarily...

The Proud Boys, who President Trump was criticized for not denouncing during Tuesday’s debate, has active members in Connecticut, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

President Donald Trump and Democratic Nominee for President Joe Biden debate race issues in the United States and the role of law enforcement at the first Presidential Debate in Cleveland, Oh.

A George Washington University professor who apologized in an essay last week for assuming “identities within a Blackness that I had no right to claim” resigned, the university said.

A George Washington University professor apologized in an essay Thursday for assuming “identities within a Blackness that I had no right to claim.”  Jessica Krug, a historian with a specialty in Africa and imperialism, said she had identified as North African, Black and Caribbean “when I had absolutely no right to do so — when doing so is the very…

The next time the soft serve truck rolls around your block, don’t be surprised if kids start singing “ice cream rules everything around me.” That’s because Wu-Tang founder and producer RZA has teamed up with Good Humour to create a new jingle for trucks across the country. It’ll replace the most commonly heard jingle, “Turkey in the Straw,” a...

Netflix dating series “Indian Matchmaking” sheds light on the realities of arranged marriages and has led to a slew of tweets, including those from Dr. Mythri Jegathesan, a Professor at Santa Clara University, who is questioning the editing of the reality show and says it lacks representation of South Asian Americans.

Sindy Marisol Benavides is a Honduran American immigrant and public servant working to bring the American dream to other Latinos, women, and immigrants. She is the chief executive officer of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the oldest Hispanic civil rights organization in the country, founded in 1929. Benavides serves on numerous civic boards, is the former vice…

The Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler is the 52nd pastor of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia and is a native of Oakland, California. Mother Bethel has the distinction of being the birthplace of the African Methodist Episcopal denomination and founded by Bishop Richard Allen in 1794. The land that the bishop purchased for the church in 1791 is…

John C. Yang is the president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC. He focuses his efforts on public policy, education, litigation and advocacy to elevate issues germane to Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and other minority communities. Yang is an attorney with two-plus decades of corporate expertise in policy and litigation. He is a former senior adviser…

Mike Render, aka Killer Mike, is a Grammy Award-winning rapper, businessman and activist. He made his musical debut on Outkast’s 2000 LP “Stankonia.” The Atlanta native hosts the Netflix series “Trigger Warning With Killer Mike,” has released five albums as a solo artist and four albums with Run the Jewels, owns barbershops and co-owns Bankhead Seafood with rapper T.I....

David J. Johns serves as executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition. The civil rights organization empowers Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people, including those living with HIV/AIDS. Johns is a passionate advocate for youth, social justice and public policy. He is a former executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for...

Tiana Sirmans is a celebrity correspondent and emerging journalist. The New Castle, Delaware, native recently turned 10 years old and is using her voice to mentor girls from multicultural backgrounds and to raise anti-bullying awareness. She has appeared on local and national television programs, including The Kelly Clarkson Show. She has completed internships with Arianna Huffington at Thrive Global and…

Dr. Daina Ramey Berry is the Oliver H. Radkey Regents Professor of History and the incoming chairperson of the department at the University of Texas at Austin. She’s an author and a commentator for radio and television. Her latest book, “A Black Woman’s History of the United States,” was published in 2020 and co-authored by Kali Nicole Gross.

Derrick Johnson serves as president and chief executive officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He has spent his career fighting for justice to improve the lives of Black people and people of color. The Detroit native is a former state president of the NAACP Mississippi State Conference. Following the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina…