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Trump Attempts to Fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook
President Trump attempted to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, citing mortgage fraud; Cook, the first Black woman on the Fed's Board, plans a lawsuit challenging the legality of her dismissal; her term was to run until 2038.
Trump Attempts to Fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook
President Trump attempted to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, citing mortgage fraud; Cook, the first Black woman on the Fed's Board, plans a lawsuit challenging the legality of her dismissal; her term was to run until 2038.
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48% Bias Score
Silicon Valley's Extreme Wealth Inequality: Nine Households Control 15% of Regional Wealth
A new report reveals that nine households possess 15% of Silicon Valley's wealth (\$683.2 billion), while 110,000 households have no assets; this disparity is worsening at twice the national rate, alongside racial inequalities and police violence.
Silicon Valley's Extreme Wealth Inequality: Nine Households Control 15% of Regional Wealth
A new report reveals that nine households possess 15% of Silicon Valley's wealth (\$683.2 billion), while 110,000 households have no assets; this disparity is worsening at twice the national rate, alongside racial inequalities and police violence.
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52% Bias Score
Brazil's Genetic Diversity: A Legacy of Colonialism and Path to Precision Medicine
A recent study in Science reveals Brazil's unparalleled genetic diversity, identifying 8.7 million new genetic variants from 2,700 sequenced genomes, mostly of African and Indigenous origin, highlighting the need for targeted health policies.
Brazil's Genetic Diversity: A Legacy of Colonialism and Path to Precision Medicine
A recent study in Science reveals Brazil's unparalleled genetic diversity, identifying 8.7 million new genetic variants from 2,700 sequenced genomes, mostly of African and Indigenous origin, highlighting the need for targeted health policies.
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24% Bias Score
Racial Disparities in British Policing: Progress and Persistent Inequalities
In Britain, racial disparities in policing are narrowing but remain substantial, with Black individuals disproportionately subjected to stop and search, use of force, and arrest, despite increased minority ethnic representation within the police force and progress in other sectors.
Racial Disparities in British Policing: Progress and Persistent Inequalities
In Britain, racial disparities in policing are narrowing but remain substantial, with Black individuals disproportionately subjected to stop and search, use of force, and arrest, despite increased minority ethnic representation within the police force and progress in other sectors.
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12% Bias Score
Querino's 1918 Essay Challenges Brazil's 'Whitening' Policies
Manuel Querino's 1918 essay, "O colono preto como fator da civilização brasileira," countered Brazil's "whitening" policies by highlighting Black Brazilians' essential role in the nation's economic development, a perspective that remains relevant in light of recent racist incidents.
Querino's 1918 Essay Challenges Brazil's 'Whitening' Policies
Manuel Querino's 1918 essay, "O colono preto como fator da civilização brasileira," countered Brazil's "whitening" policies by highlighting Black Brazilians' essential role in the nation's economic development, a perspective that remains relevant in light of recent racist incidents.
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16% Bias Score
Antebellum Black Artisans' Success Challenges Historical Narratives
A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects" details the remarkable achievements of Black artisans like Richard Poynor, a formerly enslaved chairmaker whose innovative designs gained popularity in the antebellum South, highlighting their contributions against immense odds.
Antebellum Black Artisans' Success Challenges Historical Narratives
A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects" details the remarkable achievements of Black artisans like Richard Poynor, a formerly enslaved chairmaker whose innovative designs gained popularity in the antebellum South, highlighting their contributions against immense odds.
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24% Bias Score
US Slavery, Civil War, and Lingering Racial Inequality
In the US, African slaves worked 13-14 hours daily, facing harsh punishments but still resisting through revolts and escapes, leading to eventual emancipation; however, post-Civil War Jim Crow laws and the KKK perpetuated racial inequality despite legal progress.
US Slavery, Civil War, and Lingering Racial Inequality
In the US, African slaves worked 13-14 hours daily, facing harsh punishments but still resisting through revolts and escapes, leading to eventual emancipation; however, post-Civil War Jim Crow laws and the KKK perpetuated racial inequality despite legal progress.
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48% Bias Score
Racial Discrimination in Spain's Rental Market
Senegalese immigrants in Spain faced eight months of housing discrimination due to their race and accent, highlighting a widespread problem documented by the Madrid Tenants Union, which created a guide to combat this illegal practice.
Racial Discrimination in Spain's Rental Market
Senegalese immigrants in Spain faced eight months of housing discrimination due to their race and accent, highlighting a widespread problem documented by the Madrid Tenants Union, which created a guide to combat this illegal practice.
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44% Bias Score
Black British TV Makers Face Systemic Barriers to Opportunity
Black British TV makers are facing significantly fewer opportunities than their white counterparts, despite initial promises of change following the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement; Ofcom reports show only 11% of senior managers are people of color, while a lack of long-term investment threatens to...
Black British TV Makers Face Systemic Barriers to Opportunity
Black British TV makers are facing significantly fewer opportunities than their white counterparts, despite initial promises of change following the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement; Ofcom reports show only 11% of senior managers are people of color, while a lack of long-term investment threatens to...
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44% Bias Score
UK Government's Inaction on Racial Inequality Reports: Only One-Third of Recommendations Implemented
A Guardian investigation found that only one-third of recommendations from 12 major reports on UK racial inequality since 1981 have been fully implemented, prompting experts to demand government action to address systemic racism and break a cycle of inaction.
UK Government's Inaction on Racial Inequality Reports: Only One-Third of Recommendations Implemented
A Guardian investigation found that only one-third of recommendations from 12 major reports on UK racial inequality since 1981 have been fully implemented, prompting experts to demand government action to address systemic racism and break a cycle of inaction.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Administration's Housing Funding Cuts Threaten Decades of Progress
Bernice King warns that the Trump administration's cuts to HUD funding and targeting of DEI initiatives threaten to reverse decades of progress in reducing housing inequities, potentially leading to a resurgence of discriminatory practices, as evidenced by a record 34,000 housing discrimination comp...
Trump Administration's Housing Funding Cuts Threaten Decades of Progress
Bernice King warns that the Trump administration's cuts to HUD funding and targeting of DEI initiatives threaten to reverse decades of progress in reducing housing inequities, potentially leading to a resurgence of discriminatory practices, as evidenced by a record 34,000 housing discrimination comp...
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40% Bias Score
Eaton Fire Exposes Systemic Inequity in Altadena
The Eaton fire in Altadena, California, disproportionately affected Black households, destroying or damaging nearly half; President Trump's visit to a wealthier, white area but not Altadena fueled anger and concerns about political neglect and equitable resource allocation during recovery.
Eaton Fire Exposes Systemic Inequity in Altadena
The Eaton fire in Altadena, California, disproportionately affected Black households, destroying or damaging nearly half; President Trump's visit to a wealthier, white area but not Altadena fueled anger and concerns about political neglect and equitable resource allocation during recovery.
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52% Bias Score
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