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FBI expert says defendants in Ahmaud Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs over text

By Russ Bynum, Associated Press

Economy Feb 10

California sues Tesla for alleged discrimination, racial slurs at plant

California regulators allege the company has been discriminating against Black employees who have been likened to monkeys and slaves at the San Francisco Bay Area factory where most of its vehicles are made.

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

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A tipping point for Washington, D.C., football team’s name

A decades-old controversy over the name of the Washington, D.C., football team has reached a tipping point. After years of public outcry condemning the name as a racial slur aimed at Native Americans, the organization is finally considering a change.

Nation Jun 08

Coast Guard Academy faulted on response to racial incidents

The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general says the U.S. Coast Guard Academy has failed to properly investigate and handle allegations of racial harassment, including the use of racial slurs by cadets.

By Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press

Nation Oct 25

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How the n-word became the ‘atomic bomb of racial slurs’

Its effect can be explosive and painful: Harvard University professor Randall Kennedy has traced the history of the N-word to understand the evolution of the infamous racial slur. Kennedy joins special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault to discuss this history, including reappropriations…

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