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Dungeons & Dragons tries to banish racist stereotypes

Dungeons & Dragons tries to banish racist stereotypes

The classic role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons has announced changes aimed at correcting racist in-game descriptions — including altering how some mythical races are deemed monstrous and evil.
by Andrew Limbong

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How do you talk to kids about racism? Two Black Minnesota teachers share how they do it

How do you talk to kids about racism? Two Black Minnesota teachers share how they do it

For Qorsho Hassan and Monet Barnes, two Black educators who are part of an overwhelmingly white teaching force in Minnesota, teaching kids about racism is a priority. Here’s their advice.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove Confederate emblem from flag

Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove Confederate emblem from flag

Each chamber had broad bipartisan support for the historic decision. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has said he will sign the bill, and the state flag will lose its official status as soon as he does. That could happen in the next few days.
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Taking Back Pride marches through downtown Minneapolis

Photos: Taking Back Pride marches through downtown Minneapolis

Taking Back Pride marched through downtown Minneapolis on Sunday, drawing hundreds of people to — in the words of one organizer — "bring back the roots of what Pride is.”
by MPR News Staff

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Trump retweets video of apparent supporter shouting 'white power'

A video shared by President Donald Trump on Twitter on Sunday included a man who appears to be a Trump supporter saying "white power" in response to protesters. South Carolina's Tim Scott, the only Black Republican senator, called the retweet "indefensible."
by Benjamin Swasey

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Mississippi takes step toward dropping Confederate emblem from flag

Mississippi takes step toward dropping Confederate emblem from flag

Spectators at the Mississippi Capitol broke into applause Saturday as lawmakers took the first steps toward erasing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against racial injustice.
by The Associated Press

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Princeton to remove Wilson name from public policy school

Princeton to remove Wilson name from public policy school

Princeton University has announced plans to remove the name of former President Woodrow Wilson from its public policy school because of his segregationist views, reversing a decision the Ivy League school made four years ago to retain the name.
by The Associated Press

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'Bear our pain': The plea for more Black mental health workers

'Bear our pain': The plea for more Black mental health workers

Unrest over social injustice spotlights the acute need for, and the high historical barriers to, mental health treatment for Black people facing layers of emotional pain.
by Yuki Noguchi

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NASCAR completes noose investigation; can't determine how it got into driver's garage

NASCAR completes noose investigation; can't determine how it got into driver's garage

NASCAR President Steve Phelps acknowledged the investigation's findings prompt another question — how could the noose have gone unnoticed by so many people in October 2019 and this past Sunday morning. The noose wasn't reported to a NASCAR official until late Sunday.
by Tom Goldman

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