At the end of an hourlong virtual hearing in Family Court in Manhattan on Thursday, Holden E. Thornhill’s 15-year-old client, who is Black, stood up…
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Asian-American Lawmakers Call Out Racist Language: ‘I Am Not a Virus’
WASHINGTON — Asian-American lawmakers warned the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday that the nation had reached a “crisis point” amid a sharp increase in discrimination…
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Asian-American Lawmakers Call Out Racist Language: ‘I Am Not a Virus’
WASHINGTON — Asian-American lawmakers warned the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday that the nation had reached a “crisis point” amid a sharp increase in discrimination…
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US agency probes Facebook for 'systemic' racial bias in hiring, promotions
SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) – A US agency investigating Facebook Inc for racial bias in hiring and promotions has designated the probe as “systemic”, attorneys for…
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Host of ‘Reply All’ Podcast Steps Down After Accusations of Toxic Culture
P.J. Vogt, a host of the popular podcast “Reply All,” took a leave of absence on Wednesday after complaints from former colleagues that he and…
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An Opinion Writer Argued Jill Biden Should Drop the ‘Dr.’ (Few Were Swayed.)
Do people who go by Dr. need to carry stethoscopes? One writer in The Wall Street Journal seems to think so, at least when it…
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Are we ready to talk about race?
Since it was set up seven months ago, Instagram page @minorityvoices has gained 10,200 followers. Through its 170 posts, which detail individuals’ experiences of racism…
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Bruce Boynton, Plaintiff in Landmark Civil Rights Case, Dies at 83
“All he wanted was a cheeseburger,” Judge Myron Thompson of United States District Court in Alabama said at an event two years ago honoring Bruce…
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More Singapore employers investigated for possible discriminatory hiring practices
SINGAPORE – More employers are being investigated for possible discriminatory hiring practices, said a report on employment practices released on Thursday (Nov 19). The Tripartite…
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After Terror Attacks, Muslims Wonder About Their Place in France
IVRY-SUR-SEINE, France — At age 42, Mehdy Belabbas embodied the French republican promise of upward social mobility: the son of a Muslim construction worker of…
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Sex discrimination and harassment widespread in Ambulance Victoria, say paramedics
Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Female Ambulance Victoria paramedics have been told not…
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Two French women charged over 'racist' stabbing of veiled Muslim women
PARIS (AFP) – Two women accused of stabbing two other women wearing Muslim headscarves near the Eiffel Tower in Paris and trying to rip off…
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Can Digital Mortgage Platforms Reduce Discrimination in Lending?
In 2015, Melany Anderson’s 6-year-old daughter came home from a play date and asked her mother a heartbreaking question: Why did all her friends have…
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DeVos Vows to Withhold Desegregation Aid to Schools Over Transgender Athletes
WASHINGTON — The Education Department is preparing to withhold millions of dollars from Connecticut schools over their refusal to withdraw from an athletic conference that…
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