Anthony Mackie picks up the shield at a potentially awkward time. But there’s one way Disney can do right by him and the next generation of Marvel stars.
Category: Race and Ethnicity
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Argues He’s Facing a Mann Act Charge Because of His Race
The music mogul’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss a sex-trafficking charge, saying that the law involved has “racist origins.”
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As Trump Attacks D.E.I., Wall Street Worries
Goldman Sachs will drop a demand that corporate boards of directors include women and members of minority groups as financial firms backpedal from D.E.I. promises.
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After Trump’s DEI Order, Companies Navigate a Legal Minefield
Companies navigate a legal minefield as President Trump wages war on diversity programs, but they still have to guard against complaints of bias.
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American Airlines Accused of Discrimination by Interracial Couple
In a lawsuit, two newlyweds say they were detained after a passenger and airline employees wrongly suspected the Black husband of trafficking his white wife.
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Why ‘Show Boat’ Is America’s Most Enduring, Unstable Musical
A revival called “Show/Boat: A River” joins a history of reimagining the musical that goes back nearly a century, to its first performances.
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Jimmy Carter and Motown Founder Berry Gordy’s Surprising Connection
According to a detailed family history compiled by one of the former president’s sons, the two men shared a common ancestor in 19th-century Georgia.
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Looking for the Restless Soul of Nella Larsen in Copenhagen
The celebrated Harlem Renaissance author was inspired by her experiences as a mixed-race teenager and young adult in the Danish capital, a time that informed her 1928 novel, “Quicksand.”
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American Airlines Settles Racial Discrimination Case
Three Black men had accused the airline of wrongly forcing them to get off a plane for an hour because of a complaint about body odor.
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Minnesota Vikings Celebration Dance Pays Homage to ‘White Chicks’
Not everyone loved the 2004 film “White Chicks.” But 20 years later, some N.F.L. players are paying homage to it in the end zone.
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Is the Awkward ‘Diversity Era’ of Hollywood Behind Us?
The past decade’s clumsiest attempts to cram new faces into old stories now feel like a moment, and a genre, of their own.