Racial Discrimination

Looking Different And Differently Looking

Simran Jeet Singh | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Sikhism, Sikh Turbans, Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Religious Tolerance, Sikhs, Religion News

Like too many others, I've been discriminated against because of my unique appearance. While I wouldn't wish it on anyone else, being the target of discrimination has helped open my eyes to various types of inequalities in our world.

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WATCH: 'Dateline' Parents Say 'My Kid Would Never...Discriminate'

Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: My Kid Would Never Do That, Stereotypes, Kids and Discrimination, Natalie Morales, Dateline NBC, Dateline, Natalie Morales Dateline, Discrimination, Racial Stereotypes, Natalie Morales Child, Hidden Camera, Racial Discrimination, Video, Black Voices News

The stakes are high for a group of teenagers trying out for a fictional television quiz show called "Smart, Smarter, Smartest," and competitive situat...

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Popular TV Show Sued For Worker Discrimination

AP | SHEILA BURKE | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Reality Television, Video, The Bachelor, Bachelor Bachelorette Lawsuit, Worker-Discrimination-Lawsuit, Business News, Worker Discrimination, The Bachelorette, Racial Discrimination, Business News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two black men are taking "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" to court with a lawsuit that claims the reality shows are bloc...

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Watchdog To 'Stop Discrimination In Its Tracks'

Reuters | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Richard Cordray, Gender Discrimination, Discriminatory Lending, Consumer Watchdog, Reuters, Cfpb, Discrimination, Richard Cordray Cfpb, Cfpb Discriminatory Lending, Racial Discrimination, Money News

By Dave Clarke WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - The new U.S. consumer financial watchdog said on Wednesday it will aggressively pursue...

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Study: Race Of Jurors Plays Big Role In Convictions

The Huffington Post | Gene Demby | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Criminal Justice, Racial Composition of Juries, Racial Disparities in Sentencing, Duke Juror Race Study, Bv-Politics, Racial Disparities Criminal Justice, Racial Discrimination, Black Voices News

In Florida, all-white jury pools found blacks accused of crimes guilty 16 percent more often than they did with white defendants according to a new s...

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Did Racial Bias Hurt Blacks Applying For Jobs In Iowa? Judge Says No.

AP | DAVID PITT and RYAN J. FOLEY | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Judge Robert Blink, Bv-Politics, Iowa Discrimination Suit, Des Moines, Iowa Discrimination Lawsuit, Class Action Lawsuit, Racial Discrimination, Iowa Class Action Lawsuit, Black Voices News

DES MOINES, Iowa — A judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday that claimed Iowa's state government systemically discriminated against blac...

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Racial Discrimination by Banks Only Worsens the Foreclosure Crisis

Alan Jenkins | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Housing Vacancies, Banks, Housing, Racial Discrimination, Property Values, Home Foreclosures, Business News

The bank behavior identified by this investigation is unethical, unlawful, and harmful to our economy. It breaches our basic national values of equal opportunity and the common good.

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Complicating the Racist Hunger Games Tweets

Lori Ungemah | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Racial Stereotypes, Post Racial America, Racial Discrimination, The Hunger Games, Teaching Literacy, Hunger Games Thresh, Hunger Games Rue, Hunger Games Racial Tweets, Hunger Games Race, Hunger Games Tweets, Education News

Articles are examining what the tweeters said and the potential whys behind their actions, but nobody is branching out to ask, "What next?"

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We Can Defeat Alabama's State Hate Laws

Judith Browne Dianis | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Racial Politics, Immigration Reform, Alabama, Immigration, Alabama Immigration Law, Racial Discrimination, Illegal Immigration, Alabama hb56, Politics News

It is clear that the Alabama law is accomplishing its goal of, as one of its sponsors stated, making life "unbearable" for immigrants.

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"Color Blindness" Is Denial

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 05.22.2012

We must not and cannot dismiss these incidents as simply the actions of a few individuals, for racism and other forms of oppression exist on multiple levels. These incidents are symptoms of larger systemic national problems.

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Trayvon Martin, a Victim of Florida's Jim Crow Atmosphere

Desmond Meade | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Trayvon Martin, Trayvon-Martin-Investigation, Racial Discrimination, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Miami News

We have allowed this environment to fester in Florida and the rest of the country for much too long. Why don't we collectively resolve, over the long-haul, to make the Martin family the last family we grieve for and with?

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Former Burbank Police Officer Wins $1.3 Million From City

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Police Discrimination, William Bill Taylor, Workplace Discrimination, Sexual Harrassment, Discrimination Lawsuit, Porto's Bakery Robbery, Burbank, Burbank Police, Porto's Bakery, Porto's Robbery, Discrimination, Sexual Discrimination, Burbank Police Lawsuits, Burbank Police Discrimination Lawsuit, Racial Discrimination, Burbank Police Robbery, Minorities, Los Angeles News

A former Burbank deputy police chief was awarded $1.29 million Monday after a jury found that he was fired for speaking out against racial discriminat...

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Does Discrimination Drive People To Smoke?

Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Quit Smoking, Discrimination, Smoking, Racial Discrimination, Cigarette Smoking, How to Quit Smoking, Black Voices News

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rolls out its graphic anti-smoking ad campaign next week, researchers at the Brown School at W...

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Institutionalized Racism and the War on Drugs

Joshua Shulman | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Jim Crow, Racism, Discrimination, Felony, War on Drugs, Obama War on Drugs, Institutionalized Racism and War on Drugs, Institutionalized Racism, The New Jim Crow, Racial Discrimination, Politics News

Is our Criminal Justice system really just a way to keep large numbers of African-Americans out of mainstream society, like we did under Jim Crow?

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Jeremy Lin: Success and Stereotypes, Five Lessons for Youth

Christopher Emdin | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Jeremy Lin, Basketball, Racial Discrimination, Jeremy Lin Fantasy, Jeremy Lin Stereotypes, Jeremy Lin Motivation, New York Knicks, Jeremy Lin Racism, Jeremy Lin Stats, Sports News

For many urban youth, Jeremy Lin's story is a perfect example of how one can transcend the categories they are placed in, and do more than they are expected to.

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Black Borrowers Face Higher Hurdles in Lending, Study Shows

Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Video, Mortgage Lenders, Lending, Bank of America, Mortgage Loans, Bank of America Countrywide, Real Estate, Racial Discrimination, Home Loans, Black Voices News

By Stefanos Chen This post originally appeared at AOL Real Estate. Qualifying for a loan in today's tight credit market is hard. But add rac...

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Federal Air Marshals Claim Unfair Work Environment

AP | By EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Video, Discrimination, Federal Air Marshal Service, Racial Discrimination, Homeland Security, Latino Voices News

WASHINGTON -- Some senior officials at the Federal Air Marshal service made fun of veterans, homosexuals and minorities, creating what employees descr...

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Racial Discrimination Can't Be Solved by Fighting Poverty

Elaine Gross | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Racism, Bankruptcy, Chapter 13, Racial Steering, Racial Discrimination, Affirmative Action, Chapter 7, New York News

Many people would agree that disparate treatment based on race is wrong, but how can we try to remedy the situation when so few people are willing to create policies and practices that explicitly address such forms of structural racism?

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Discrimination Lawsuit Holds Subprime Lenders Accountable

Shaun Donovan | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Housing Market, Housing, Discrimination, Department of Justice, Justice, Racial Discrimination, Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Countrywide 335 Million, Countrywide Financial, Countrywide Mortgage Settlement, Countrywide Settlement, Politics News

African-American and Latino families have been hit especially hard by economic recession. Most outrageously, these communities were also targets of many of the practices that helped cause it -- including discrimination, predatory lending and fraud.

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Discrimination Suit Filed Against Elway Dealership

AP | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Timothy Sandquist, Video, Manhattan Beach, John Elway, John Elway Racist, Racial Discrimination Suit, Racism, Racial Discrimination, Denver Broncos, Elway Dealership, Latino Voices News

LOS ANGELES -- A former employee is alleging workers were routinely subjected to racial discrimination at a California car dealership partially owned ...

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Interesting Court Decisions

Ed Koch | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, LGBT Discrimination, Racism, Voter ID Laws, Racial Discrimination, Tyson Chicken Plant Lawsuit, Gay Adoption, Illinois Catholic Charities, New York News

I agree with the Justice Department that South Carolina's proposed picture ID requirement as a precondition to voting is not necessary. I just don't believe that fraud at the polls is a significant problem.

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WATCH: Black Baby Doll Hanging From Noose Found On NYC Parks Department Headquarters

wpix.com | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Video, Kkk, Geoffrey Croft, New York City Parks, Racial Discrimination, New-York-City-Parks-Department, NYC Park Advocates, Black Voices News

The New York City Parks and Recreation Department is under investigation after a 60-year-old African American employee found a black baby doll hanging...

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Is Silicon Valley Adding to the Jobs Depression for Blacks and Latinos?

Nathan Newman | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Google, Discrimination, Apple, Racial Discrimination, Silicon Valley, Latino Prosperity, Business News

The U.S. high tech industry employed 5.87 million people in 2009 -- and its total payroll given high average salaries was 10 percent of all wages paid in the country. Yet blacks and Latinos are horrendously underrepresented in the industry, especially in Silicon Valley itself.

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GOP Effort To Repeal Racial Bias Law Dealt Blow

AP | GARY D. ROBERTSON | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Video, Racial Bias, Death Penalty Race, Bev Purdue, Racial Justice Act, Race Death Penalty, Death Penalty, Nc Racial Justice Act, Beverly Purdue, Racial Discrimination, North Carolina, Politics News

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's governor on Wednesday halted a Republican effort to dismantle a law that gives death row inmates a new way to a...

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"Occupy For Human Rights": The U.S. Government Should Protect the Human Rights of All People

Chandra Bhatnagar | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Obama Human Rights, Human Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, United Nations, Occupy Wall Street, Human Rights Day, Cerd, Human Rights U.S., Racial Discrimination, Politics News

December 10th is Human Rights Day, a day when people and governments around the world will celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recommit to protecting and promoting human rights.

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