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Identity in the News: A Missouri meteorologist is making headlines for delivering more than just the daily forecast. Tracy Hinson, a reporter with KSDK News in St. Louis, Mo. took to social media after a viewer recommended she wear a “girdle” to cover her stomach “bulge.” More...

Identity in the News: A white city public school teacher — who claims she was wrongfully fired over a controversial lesson on slavery in which she was accused of having black students lie on the floor while she stepped on their backs — plans to sue the city for $1 billion. Patricia Cummings, 37, was … Continue reading Teacher fired for making black students play slaves in class plans $1B lawsuit

Identity Firsts: For two years as a teaching assistant in a Pre-K classroom, Johnathon Hines learned about rituals and routines and how to keep a 4-year-old student’s attention long enough to impart a lesson. The job was supposed to be a way into the school system while Hines waited for a physical education position to … Continue reading Georgia’s Pre-K Teacher of the Year is the first black man to win the award

Identity in the News: Linda Vester, a former Fox News and NBC News anchor, said Wednesday that rumors of sexual misconduct by former top anchor Matt Lauer were widely known around NBC and women told each other to "avoid" him. Ronan Farrow’s new book, “Catch and Kill,” details claims that NBC refused to expose movie … Continue reading Tom Brokaw accuser: Everybody at NBC News knew Matt Lauer was ‘dangerous’

Ever since three employees of a Philadelphia Old Navy store came forward to allege they faced racial discrimination during an in-store taping for Netflix’s Queer Eye, more troubling details have continued to emerge from workers in interviews with Yahoo Lifestyle. More...

Some white students at Chaska High School in Minnesota ended last school year the same way they began it: In photos, wearing blackface. More...

A college student allegedly placed a noose in a residence hall elevator, authorities say. Hate-crime charges followed. More...

The star female partners who quit KPMG over concerns about bullying have launched a rival consulting business named after the Greek goddess of the dawn that plans to break from the “macho” working practices in the industry. More...

A North Carolina teacher is in hot water — and out of a job — after a video of her shaming a student in a wheelchair went viral. More...

The image is the latest in a string of racially charged incidents at the school. More...