Tag: Racism

Ted Cruz slams Ilhan Omar for suggesting Latinos can’t compete in ‘merit-based’ immigration system

Tim Pearce · May 29, 2019 9:08 pm

Members in the audience hold up "Make America Great Again" hats at the conclusion of a speech by Vice President Mike Pence at the America First Policies, "Tax Cuts to Put America First" event Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Manchester, N.H.

Beltway Confidential

Anti-Trump artist: Swastikas aren’t hate speech if you blame Trump

Madeline Fry Schultz · May 28, 2019 4:25 pm

Ben Shapiro attends Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif.

BuzzFeed News corrects tweet about Ben Shapiro and synagogue hate crime

Julio Rosas · May 27, 2019 9:26 pm

This July 8, 2017, photo shows members of the KKK escorted by police past a large group of protesters during a KKK rally in Charlottesville, Va.

Ohio city warns residents as KKK, Antifa, New Black Panthers converge over Memorial Day weekend

Zach Halaschak · May 22, 2019 8:03 pm

Ralph Northam racist yearbook investigation ends without answers

Jerry Dunleavy · May 22, 2019 2:55 pm

In this Feb. 2, 2019, file photo, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks during a news conference in the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, Va.

Investigation into Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s yearbook photo concludes

Diana Stancy Correll · May 21, 2019 4:23 pm

How can critics of Islamophobia be more bothered by Trump than by what China is doing in Xinjiang?

Dan Hannan · May 17, 2019 4:00 am

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You must be this well-dressed to ride

Madeline Fry Schultz · May 17, 2019 4:00 am

Eric Blankenstein is seen.

Finance and Economy

Head of CFPB fair lending office who authored controversial blog posts on race to step down

Colin Wilhelm · May 15, 2019 10:51 pm

A portrait of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, at Beauvoir House, Jefferson Davis' historic home, in Biloxi, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War can be an angst-filled task in Mississippi, with its long history of racial strife and a state flag that still bears the Confederate battle emblem. Well-intentioned Mississippians who work for racial reconciliation say slavery was morally indefensible. Still, some speak in hushed tones as they confess a certain admiration for the valor of Confederate troops who fought for what was, to them, the hallowed ground of home and country.

Name of ‘racist traitor and slaveowner’ Jefferson Davis to be stripped from Virginia highway

Diana Stancy Correll · May 15, 2019 4:42 pm

USA's Megan Rapinoe, right, kneels next to teammates Samanth Mewis (20) Christen Press (12), Ali Krieger (11), Crystal Dunn (16) and Ashlyn Harris (22) as the US national anthem is played before an exhibition soccer match against Netherlands Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, in Atlanta.

US soccer star Megan Rapinoe says she will ‘probably never sing the national anthem again’

Caitlin Yilek · May 14, 2019 6:37 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg addresses supporters at a campaign event, Thursday, May 9, 2019, in West Hollywood, Calif.

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The ‘privilege’ attack won’t hurt gay Pete Buttigieg

Eddie Scarry · May 14, 2019 3:56 pm