Racism – Riverside County News Source

Temecula teacher fired, husband placed on leave from City job, after video of racist rant goes viral

February 2, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

A southern California couple has come under fire after allegations of COVID-19 based racism toward Asian Americans recently surfaced following a verbal altercation that occurred near Fashion Island in Newport Beach over the weekend. Cell phone video of the incident, which was first shared to TikTok but has since been widely circulated on Twitter, Instagram, and other forms of social […]

Guest Writer Spotlight: Has social media become a catalyst for the spread of racism?

January 23, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

By Melissa Cartew A few years back, no one would have imagined how social media would evolve to be what it is today – a powerful tool of interaction. People relied on one–on–one encounters or by calling via phones. Today, most communications are done online through emails and chats on social media platforms like Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Twitter, Telegram, […]

Guest Writer Spotlight: Racism and “Color” as seen through the eyes of a child

July 20, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

Adapted with permission, from a Facebook post by Rita Slayton. Indulge an old lady for a minute. I was a little girl in the 60’s. When I was in kindergarten we were learning about different colors. Red, blue, green, white, orange, black, yellow. One Saturday I was going to the rock quarry with my father when he stopped for […]

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