In 1992, Héctor Tobar was a young reporter at The Los Angeles Times when the city erupted in violence. What really happened — and what didn’t?
Tag: Discrimination
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Brownface in Hong Kong TV Show Draws Outrage and Shrugs
The TV show “Barrack O’Karma 1968” fueled debate about whether the practice is ever acceptable. Some viewers were outraged. Others simply shrugged.
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Supreme Court Allows Elite High School’s New Admissions Rules
A group including parents of Asian American students challenged the new criteria at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia.
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Christopher Rufo Fuels the Right’s Cultural Fires in Florida
Christopher Rufo helped make critical race theory a conservative rallying cry. Now he sees L.G.B.T.Q. issues as an even more potent line of attack.
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Exploring the Health Effects of Ageism
Through more than three decades of research, the Yale psychologist Becca Levy has demonstrated that age discrimination can take years off one’s life.