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Albany library criticized for saying only Black librarians could apply to internship

ALBANY – The Albany Public Library is under fire from an out-of-state nonprofit after posting a job internship only for Black candidates. The Touhey Equity Foundation Fellowship has been offered for the past two summers. It pays for two interns who must be “recent Black graduates of library school programs.” But this year, the library …

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White ‘Lion King’ sign-language interpreter says he was ousted over skin color

Carling’s decision came at the behest of Shelly Guy, the director of ASL for “The Lion King,” and called for Carling to get rid of all non-black interpreters, according to another email obtained by The Post and cited in the suit. “The majority of the characters in the Lion King are black actors and the …

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