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US Court Upholds $1 Mil for Latino Student Harassed in High School
by Jorge Rivas on December 4 2012, 11:57AM
One of the biggest awards ever issued in a high school racial harassment case was upheld by a New York Court on Monday.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Apple Stores in Georgia Won’t Sell iPads to People Speaking Farsi
by Jorge Rivas on June 20 2012, 12:07PM
WSB-TV in Alpharetta, Georgia has interviews with two people who were denied iPads and iPhones at two different Apple Stores after employees learned they were from Iran.
Topics: Global Affairs, /NOW Blog
Feds: Bias Against Transgender Employees Is Sex Discrimination
by Shani O. Hilton on April 24 2012, 5:04PM
The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission says Mia Macy, a transgender federal employee, can in fact file a bias claim under Title VII after being denied a job her gender identity.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog
Muslim Woman Kicked Off Southwest Flight After ‘It’s a Go’ Mix-Up
by Jorge Rivas on October 10 2011, 2:57PM
Southwest Airlines flight officials did not let Irum Abbasi re-board because the crew was “uncomfortable” with her on the plane.
Topics: National Security
How to Succeed at a Summer Job: Look White and Christian
by Jamilah King on July 8 2011, 11:32AM
Recent news shows bias is still getting in the way of work for young people of color.
Topics: Economy, Schools & Youth
Wal-Mart and the Supreme Court v. Women of Color
by Akiba Solomon on June 22 2011, 10:35AM
The ruling on Dukes vs. Wal-Mart is a big deal for black and brown women. Here’s how.
Topics: Akiba Solomon
Wal-Mart Gets a Free Pass For Bias From the Supreme Court
by Rinku Sen on June 21 2011, 9:57AM
The court doesn’t challenge the fact that bias exists, it just refuses to hold the company accountable, as long as the rules for bigotry are unwritten.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Rinku Sen
Prejudice Makes You Crazy, Study Finds
by Naima Ramos-Chapman on August 12 2010, 12:35PM
Putting hard data behind an obvious truth.
Topics: Health
Travel Restrictions Under Obama: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
by Michelle Chen on January 5 2010, 9:13AM
America’s borders tightened and loosened this week as the Obama administration revamped its travel restriction policies. The formal end to a longstanding travel ban on people with HIV/AIDS has enabled travelers to enter the country without being subjected to…
Topics: National Security
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