The current versions of the definition of racism do not tell the full story and this may muddy the waters and limit people’s understanding of what racism is and how it can manifest in our systems and ...

The American dictionary Merriam-Webster is to change its definition of the word racism after receiving an email from a young black woman. Kennedy Mitchum, a recent graduate of Drake University in Iowa ...

Facebook posts shared in May 2021 claim the US dictionary Merriam-Webster “changed [its] definition of anti-vaxxer” to include “people who oppose laws that mandate vaccination”. The claim is false: ...

When Kennedy Mitchum wrote an email to Merriam-Webster about the dictionary's definition of racism, she never expected to make a difference. The St. Louis, Mo., woman said the definition focused on ...