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Houston’s Cuban first baseman Yuli Gurriel celebrated a home run off the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Japanese starting pitcher Yu Darvish with bigoted behavior. This took place with the Houston Astros during game 3 of the World Series. His gesture is one that could never be interpreted as a sign of...
James Doubek recounts how a large group of students walked out of the University of Notre Dame’s commencement ceremony. The students are in protest of Vice President Mike Pence’s policies. Video from the event shows people applauding followed by loud boos as the vice president began a commencement address at...
Philadelphia Mayor-Elect and other officials denounce hateful acts during the annual Philadelphia New Year’s Day Event. Parade officials banned the performance group Finnegan NYB after members were seen, amongst other things, mocking Caitlyn Jenner, gays and Mexicans. This is the parade’s 116th year running. Anti-gay, racist incidents mar...
Prejudice is prejudgment or forming an opinion before becoming aware of the relevant facts of a case. Discrimination is action that denies social participation or human rights to categories of people based on prejudice. Bigotry is a state of mind where a person views other groups with fear, distrust,...