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AFRICAN AMERICANS

Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 30, 2020
Videos of U.S. police killings spur protests — and sometimes charges
The decision to criminally charge a police officer four days after the death of George Floyd shows how efforts to hold officers accountable often hinge on the level of protest and whether the incident was caught on video.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2020
Trump backpedals after 'shooting' threat to Minneapolis rioters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday tried to walk back a Twitter threat to respond with deadly force to three days of violent protests in Minneapolis over the police killing of an unarmed black man.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2020
Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg trade insults as Democratic White House race heats up
Democratic White House contenders Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg stepped up their attacks on each other on Monday, with Sanders accusing the media mogul of trying to buy the election and Bloomberg saying the senator and his fervent supporters were hurting the party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jan 20, 2020
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to be named for black Pearl Harbor hero
In an honor usually reserved for presidents, the U.S. Navy said Sunday that it would name a future Ford-class aircraft carrier after Doris "Dorie" Miller, the African American mess attendant who heroically leapt into combat — despite limited training — during Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2020
Democrat candidate Michael Bloomberg vows to narrow wealth gap for black Americans
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Sunday pledged to narrow the wealth gap between black and white Americans by boosting black ownership of homes and businesses and investing in poor neighborhoods.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2019
Louisiana police probe slaying of civil rights activist-historian
Police in Louisiana are investigating the presumed slaying of a prominent civil rights activist and founder of an African-American history museum whose body was found in the trunk of her car in the state capital, Baton Rouge, officials said on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2019
Oberlin College had an admirable liberal past — now it's a disgrace
Inciting a mob mentality in response to 'racist' behavior that never happened proves very costly.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2019
Sen. Cory Booker in Iowa focuses on race relations in initial 2020 White House swing
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker made the nation's complicated history with race relations and racial disparities a focal point at events in the key state of Iowa during his first 2020 presidential campaign swing over the weekend.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2018
Thousands in U.S. South may not be able to cast ballots in early voting as registrations surge, suppression is alleged
Thousands of voters in Tennessee were at risk of being blocked from casting regular ballots when early voting opened this week, as officials struggled to process a surge of new registrations ahead of Nov. 6 elections to determine control of the U.S. Congress.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2018
Sarah Sanders claim of more black jobs during Trump era than in Obama's is dead wrong
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders falsely claimed that President Donald Trump has created three times as many jobs for black workers as his predecessor, Barack Obama, did during his entire time in office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 25, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court seems ideologically split over Texas electoral districts allegedly favoring whites
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared divided along ideological lines as it heard a bid by Texas to revive Republican-drawn electoral districts thrown out by a lower court for diluting the clout of black and Hispanic voters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2017
African-Americans twice as likely as whites to default on student debt: DOE
Nearly half of black Americans who borrowed from the federal government to attend college defaulted on their student loans — more than double the rate among white student debtors, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 11, 2017
NFL owners mull ban on kneeling during anthem after Trump targets tax breaks they gave up in 2015
NFL team owners will consider requiring players to stand for the U.S. national anthem after President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up his criticism of silent player protests against racial injustice by targeting the league on taxes.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 29, 2017
Trump tells Fox that NFL team owners are 'afraid of their players' and draws flak for false facts
President Donald Trump drew a rebuke from the National Football League on Thursday after he said football team owners are afraid of their players, his latest criticism of NFL players kneeling during the U.S. national anthem.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 13, 2017
Baltimore police will face no federal charges in Freddie Gray's death in custody
The U.S. Department of Justice will not bring charges against Baltimore police officers over the fatal injury of a black man in custody in an incident that stoked tensions between African-Americans and law enforcement, federal officials said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2017
Signs of life in Detroit 50 years after riots sent slipping showplace industrial base into steep spiral
Deborah Chenault Green is 62, a writer. But 50 years ago she was a preteen, sleeping on the porch to escape the oppressive heat, awakening to see a sky that glowed unnaturally.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2016
'Law and order' Trump set to be blunt in Milwaukee, call police shooting that sparked unrest justified
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, set to visit Milwaukee days after the city was hit by unrest over the fatal police shooting of a black man, said on Tuesday that initial evidence pointed to the shooting being justified.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 18, 2016
Baton Rouge ambush leaves three police dead, three wounded; gunman killed
Three police officers were shot to death and three others wounded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday, in what authorities said was an ambush less than two weeks after a black man was killed by police, sparking nationwide protests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 24, 2016
U.S. top court rules for black Georgia death-row inmate who faced all-white jury
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday effectively overturned a black man's 1987 conviction for murdering a white woman, rebuking Georgia prosecutors for unlawfully excluding black potential jurors in picking an all-white jury that condemned him to death.
WORLD
Apr 29, 2016
Asian-American group targets swing states in U.S. presidential race
By Luciana Lopez
Wall Street will regret helping the world burn
Wall Street banks, under political pressure and tempted by short-term gains, are abandoning climate commitments and pouring billions into fossil fuels, risking both environmental catastrophe and massive future economic losses.
Trump's tariff gambit leaves Asia stunned and scrambling
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he attends the National Republican Congressional Committee dinner in Washington on Tuesday. Trump allowed new tariffs — including a 24% levy on Japan — to go into effect as scheduled on Wednesday.
Japan and U.S. appoint tariff negotiators after Ishiba-Trump phone call
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa enters the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japanese makers rush to mitigate possible Nankai Trough earthquake damage
Toyota is considering transferring some production in the key Tokai region, which is expected to be hit hard in a Nankai Trough earthquake, to the Tohoku and Kyushu regions.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Who is Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's tariffs negotiator?
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has appointed Japan's tariff negotiator, is one of his closest allies and busiest ministers.
After a tumultuous buildup, a first look at the Osaka Expo
A large statue of Osaka Expo mascot Myaku Myaku sits near the east entrance of the event's venue in Yumeshima island, Osaka, on Wednesday.
Japan gets a new U.S. ambassador — and he has his work cut out for him
George Glass, U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to be ambassador to Japan, attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on March 13.
Online art scene eager to go offline, at least for the moment
Digital artist Polygon1993 revels in the physicality of nostalgic technology, making art out of materials such as miniature CDs, holographic prints layered with plexiglass shards and a giant custom-made floppy disk.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.

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