racism

The administrative building of the Davis School District in Farmington, Utah, Aug. 20, 2022.

Education

Davis School District still struggles with racial harassment, says DOJ-required report

Martha Harris

“It is a perennial educational challenge to create school environments that value diversity, equity and inclusion. However, the degree of systemic racial harassment and discrimination described by students is extraordinary,” said one of the consultants who worked on the report.

FILE - LaVell Edwards Stadium is empty of fans, during the coronavirus pandemic, before an NCAA college football game between BYU and Troy on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Provo, Utah. An investigation by Brigham Young University into allegations that fans engaged in racial heckling and uttered racial slurs at a Duke volleyball player last month found no evidence to support the claim. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool File)

Sports & Recreation

BYU investigation finds no evidence of racial slurs against Duke volleyball player

Associated Press

As a result of the investigation, the university says it has lifted a ban on a fan who was identified as directing racial slurs toward Duke sophomore Rachel Richardson during the match.

Cougar mascot at LaVell Edwards Stadium on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Oct. 2, 2016

Race, Religion & Social Justice

BYU is being tested by racial slurs at a volleyball game. It’s been here before

Pamela McCall

The university, which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has a complicated history with race. It’s also an institution looking to navigate this space on its own terms.

A photo of LaVell Edwards Stadium on campus of Brigham Young University.

Race, Religion & Social Justice

BYU students of color see ‘business as usual’ on campus following racial heckling incident

Martha Harris

Brigham Young University received national attention after racial slurs were directed at a Duke volleyball player during a match against BYU on Friday.

The Salt Lake Tribune’s 2016 reporting on the BYU honor code office’s response to sexual assault victims won the paper a Pulitzer Prize. It also set off a years-long legal battle over records.

Race, Religion & Social Justice

Duke volleyball player says BYU was slow to respond to racial slurs

Associated Press

Rachel Richardson, the only Black starter on the Blue Devils team, says that "no athlete, regardless of their race should ever be subject to such hostile conditions.” BYU banned a fan from all athletic venues on campus on Saturday, a day after the match.