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Practice of demanding pretrial monetary bonds to be released from jail blamed for high incarceration rates
Applicants encouraged to focus on hardships they have overcome while colleges seek proxies for race in admissions
Justices are unwittingly elevating the issue of income inequality and the need for class-based educational reform
Complaint against preferences for alumni and donor relatives cites Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision
Decision set to have wide-reaching effects for affirmative action and other diversity programmes in America
The US brand of national conservatism fails to resonate in the UK because it is a fundamentally different society
Move follows release of video that renewed criticism of US policing tactics
US braced for protests after release of footage of events leading to death of 29-year-old black man
Is the term ‘white privilege’ doing more harm than good? Three insightful books look at anti-Semitism, migration and class amid the battle to end racism
The Black Lives Matter movement was an awakening for law firms on the magnitude of the challenge
NBA star loses crucial partnership amid fallout from social media post
Described as The Joy of Cooking meets the Bible, the Ghetto Gastro’s Black Power Kitchen is like nothing you’ve ever read before
Los Angeles exhibition sheds overdue light on African-American achievement, but also reminds us of a racist legacy
The player spoke out on the great social issues of the day when many of his peers chose to stay silent
Higher exposure to digital assets leaves owners vulnerable to downturn
Dismantling systemic racism is a huge task, but many employees think organisations are failing to take it seriously
Talk of systemic racism still dominates local politics, yet efforts to address it have been frustrated
Idea that minorities are conspiring with Democrats to displace white Americans gains traction on far right
President calls on Americans to reject racist ‘replacement theory’ during visit to city
Tragedy fits longstanding pattern of rightwing extremism, say experts
Lack of allocations poses ‘huge problem’ of inequality for the industry, warns investor John Rogers
The award-winning writer’s 2019 play ‘The White Card’ — new to the UK — deals with art, race and America
A spate of attacks has prompted people to take self-defence classes and acquire pepper spray
A comprehensive collection of her essays spans three decades of iconoclastic, fearless writing
On the eve of the NFL’s biggest game, a black coach claims discriminatory hiring practices are widespread in the league
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