Online Resource Helps Families Of Color Talk To Kids About Racism
Local experts have created a new program that helps families of color talk to their children about racism and discrimination.
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PHOTOS: After The Storm, Haitians In The Bahamas Depend On The Kindness Of Strangers
One woman turned her home into an ad hoc shelter for Haitians displaced by the storm and facing discrimination.
A New Trump Rule Could Weaken A Civil Rights Era Housing Discrimination Law
The Trump administration is moving to weaken the Fair Housing Act, according to housing advocates. They say a proposed rule would make it harder to bring lawsuits alleging racial discrimination.
Trump Administration Proposes Rule To Reverse Protections For Transgender Patients
A federal agency issued a proposed rule Friday that rolls back Obama-era protections for transgender patients. Advocates for transgender people say the rule leaves them vulnerable to discrimination.
New Study: LGBT People A 'Fundamental Part of The Fabric Of Rural Communities'
Up to 20 percent of LGBT Americans live in rural parts of the country. A new study says they shouldn't have to choose between being protected from discrimination and choosing where they call home.
India's Supreme Court Orders Hindu Temple To Open Doors To Women, But Devotees Object
No women ages 10 to 50 have been able to reach the temple since the ruling in September. "I'll block younger women with my own body if I have to," says a woman who waited until age 53 to visit.
Judge Rules For Elon University In Discrimination Lawsuit
A federal court judge has ruled in favor of Elon University in a lawsuit which claimed the school passed over a Hispanic worker for a promotion.
Swastika Defaces Duke University Mural Honoring Synagogue Shooting Victims
The Nazi symbol was spray-painted over a Star of David on a campus memorial to the 11 people killed last month at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pennsylvania.
Tokyo Medical School Busted For Rigging Women's Tests Admits Rejected Applicants
Months after investigators uncovered the school's discriminatory practices to keep women out of the profession, officials are offering 67 rejected female applicants a spot in the program.
Federal Commission Sues Walmart For Alleged Discrimination Against Pregnant Employees
The complaint, filed on behalf of Alyssa Gilliam, claims Walmart failed to assign pregnant employees to light duty to save them from heavy lifting, as it does for workers with other disabilities.