/tags/racism racism en-US Copyright Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:47:00 GMT /local-news/2023-10-09/anderson-township-hate-speech-flyers-protest Wednesday's event starts at 7 p.m. at Anderson Center and features remarks from Cincinnati Jewish Community Relations Council's Rabbi Ari Jun and YWCA of Greater Cincinnati's Taylor Curtis. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:47:00 GMT /local-news/2023-10-09/anderson-township-hate-speech-flyers-protest Nick Swartsell /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-05-30/companies-losing-ground-dei-efforts-mckinsey-study New data shows that efforts on diversity and inclusion efforts are declining. Tue, 30 May 2023 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-05-30/companies-losing-ground-dei-efforts-mckinsey-study /politics/2023-03-16/cincinnati-adopts-international-holocaust-remembrance-alliance-definition-antisemitism Council Member Mark Jeffreys says the definition will help guide law enforcement on dealing with complaints and will be an educational tool for greater awareness. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:50:25 GMT /politics/2023-03-16/cincinnati-adopts-international-holocaust-remembrance-alliance-definition-antisemitism Becca Costello /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-02-21/rickell-howard-smith-ywca-ceo-eliminating-racism-empowering-women Rickell Howard Smith began her new role as president and CEO of the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati this month, becoming the organization’s first African American leader. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 09:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-02-21/rickell-howard-smith-ywca-ceo-eliminating-racism-empowering-women /local-news/2022-08-09/city-officials-are-considering-zero-tolerance-for-racial-slurs-a-new-policy-could-be-ready-next-month The recent suspensions of two Cincinnati Police Officers for using racial slurs on duty could result in a change to city policy. Some elected officials are pushing for zero-tolerance, where workers are fired after one use of a racial slur. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-08-09/city-officials-are-considering-zero-tolerance-for-racial-slurs-a-new-policy-could-be-ready-next-month Becca Costello /health/2021-10-11/black-children-admitted-cincinnati-childrens-hospital-asthma-diabetes To combat these socio-economic factors, Children's has established a health equity network. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:21:00 GMT /health/2021-10-11/black-children-admitted-cincinnati-childrens-hospital-asthma-diabetes Ann Thompson /local-news/2021-06-18/new-oxford-historical-marker-honors-lynching-victims In the decades following the Civil War, African Americans remained terrorized by white supremacists and others opposed to equal rights. Lynchings became a… Fri, 18 Jun 2021 15:22:30 GMT /local-news/2021-06-18/new-oxford-historical-marker-honors-lynching-victims Tana Weingartner /local-news/2021-01-18/1-000-people-expected-at-cincinnatis-online-national-day-of-racial-healing-events As a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, two Black women were already wrapping up plans for Cincinnati’s online National Day Of… Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:52:04 GMT /local-news/2021-01-18/1-000-people-expected-at-cincinnatis-online-national-day-of-racial-healing-events Jolene Almendarez /local-news/2020-12-08/hamilton-county-sheriffs-office-to-undergo-active-bystander-training As part of Hamilton County's initiative to make changes through declaring racism a public health crisis, all Sheriff's Office deputies will undergo… Tue, 08 Dec 2020 20:01:02 GMT /local-news/2020-12-08/hamilton-county-sheriffs-office-to-undergo-active-bystander-training Tana Weingartner /education/2020-09-03/cincinnati-public-schools-to-adopt-new-anti-racism-policy In response to the state of the nation, Cincinnati Public Schools wants to be the first district in Ohio to adopt what it calls an anti-racism policy,… Thu, 03 Sep 2020 08:01:00 GMT /education/2020-09-03/cincinnati-public-schools-to-adopt-new-anti-racism-policy Michael Monks