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Thomas confronted Sparkes in front of reporters and said he had "degraded and berated" her. She has told The Associated Press she notified police and will seek store video.

Northam has refused to step down so far — he says he's not in the photo. But the pressure he faces highlights his party's insistence on policing its own when it comes to wrongdoing related to race and, in some cases, sexual misconduct.

Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores nationwide on Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training, the next of many steps the company is taking to try to restore its tarnished image as a hangout where all are welcome.

A Massachusetts high school says it's pursuing disciplinary action after students were captured making racial slurs in a Snapchat video.

A South Carolina elementary school teacher who asked students to role play as Ku Klux Klan members for a homework assignment has been placed on administrative leave.

President Donald Trump has signed a resolution condemning white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other hate groups following a white-nationalist rally in Virginia that descended into deadly violence.

It was an odd scene at Fenway Park in Boston on Wednesday night as a banner about racism and baseball was briefly unfurled over the Green Monster. It was soon removed and the fans responsible ejected.

U.N. human rights experts say racism and xenophobia are rising in the United States, pointing to far-right demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the latest examples and urging U.S. authorities to punish the perpetrators of racist crimes there.

The YWCA Mohawk Valley is calling on the community to join them in taking the pledge to Stand Against Racism.

The subject of diversity and the Oscars is drawing attention from both the serious and comedic.