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First, they found that infants as young as 3 months old show racial bias. Now they’ve found a way to shake up those early preferences — and perhaps undermine more pernicious racial stereotypes as we grow up. Research from the University of Delaware had earlier shown that 3-month-olds have a visual preference for faces that match the racial group they see most ...

A white Florida teacher claims she was discriminated against for having a black boyfriend and associating with black staff members. A lawsuit filed by former Edgewater High School math teacher Audrey Dudek against Orange County Public Schools last week alleges that she was fired in 2013 after school administrators found out she was dating a black man, whom she is now married to. ...

Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the youngest actor — and the first black actor — to play the lead role in a Broadway production of “Les Miserables,” died after a tragic fall from his mother’s fire escape Friday. He was 21. Broadway World confirmed the news of his death, publishing a statement from Jean-Baptiste’s company that expressed condolences to his family. “The entire LES MISERABLES ...

WASHINGTON — The streets of Algiers Point, a mostly white enclave nestled in a predominantly black New Orleans neighborhood, were not safe. White militias blocked off most of the area’s streets, posted signs declaring that they had no issue gunning down looters. Bullets cut through the stale, moist air. Reginald Bell, a black Algiers resident, stood on a street several ...

Earlier this month, a police officer in Dayton, Ohio, tailed a man by the name of John Felton for two miles, then pulled him over for failing to use a turn signal 100 feet prior to making his turn. To be clear: Felton used a turn signal, but he apparently didn’t put it on early enough. Only after handing over a written ...

WASHINGTON — Here are some things you may know about Qatar: It’s very, very small and it’s very, very wealthy. With a GDP estimated at upwards of $320 billion, Qatar — which controls 13 percent of global liquefied natural gas reserves — is the richest country per capita in the world.  You’ve likely also heard that the tiny statelet in ...

Earlier this month, a police officer in Dayton, Ohio, tailed a man by the name of John Felton for two miles, then pulled him over for failing to use a turn signal 100 feet prior to making his turn. To be clear: Felton used a turn signal, but he apparently didn’t put it on early enough. Only after handing over a written ...

By Kathy Finn and Edward McAllister NEW ORLEANS, Aug 29 (Reuters) – New Orleans, a town renowned for staging big celebrations, faces a tricky challenge on Saturday, 10 years to the day from when Hurricane Katrina slammed into southeast Louisiana and triggered flooding that would leave 80 percent of the city under water. The city wants to recognize the progress ...

In the moments before he took the stage at NBCUniversal’s “A Concert for Hurricane Relief” on Sept. 2, 2005, Kanye West looked calm. Up to that point, the charity telethon for Hurricane Katrina’s victims had gone as well as could have been expected, considering that it had been slapped together in a matter of days. That it happened at all was ...

Take a look at the current state of education in New Orleans and you’ll see things have steadily improved since 2005, the year Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.  But while the progress schools have made prompts praise, school leaders say it doesn’t paint the full picture.  Leaders throughout the city have dedicated their lives to the kids who, they hope, ...