Race and Ethnicity – Page 40

Terry Hall, a Face of Britain’s Ska Revival, Is Dead at 63

The son of Coventry factory workers, he overcame a traumatic childhood to find fame in the Thatcher years as the frontman of the Specials.

By Alex Williams

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Elayne Jones, Pioneering Percussionist, Is Dead at 94

She challenged racial barriers when she joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1972. But she became embroiled in a legal battle when she was denied tenure two years later.

By David Allen

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Black Travelers Say Home-Share Hosts Discriminate, and a New Airbnb Report Agrees

The internal study details the vacation rental company’s antidiscrimination efforts. But some travelers of color say it and other home-share companies don’t go far enough.

By Sara Clemence

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The Villain So Far in ‘Harry & Meghan’? Not the Royal Family.

Harry and Meghan focused their ire in their Netflix documentary on the tabloids they say have hounded them out of remorseless greed and scarcely concealed racism.

By Mark Landler