Nov 14 Mo’Nique sues Netflix for discrimination in show offer By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The comedian and Oscar-winning actress accuses the streaming service of giving her a lowball offer that was part of a larger company tendency to underpay black women. Continue reading
Oct 08 Police find 2 suspicious packages outside Supreme Court, before LGBTQ rights case By Associated Press Police investigated suspicious packages found near the court just before the justices were to hear arguments over LGBT rights. Continue reading
Sep 12 Does this anti-discrimination law protect LGBTQ workers? 3 cases ask Supreme Court to decide By Marcia Coyle The part of Title VII that bars employers from discriminating "because of...sex" is at the heart of three cases that the Supreme Court will hear Oct. 8, during the first week of the new 2019 term. Continue reading
Aug 14 How 2020 could shape the conversation on race in the U.S. By Gretchen Frazee In his reelection bid, President Donald Trump has revived themes of race and ethnicity as one of his campaign talking points. Americans must now decide how to respond. Continue reading
May 24 Trump administration moves to revoke transgender health protection By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Health and Human Services Department released a proposed regulation that in effect says "gender identity" is not protected under federal laws that prohibit sex discrimination in health care. Continue reading
Apr 05 Barr orders FBI, Bureau of Prisons to probe discrimination against LGBTQ workers By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The concerns included allegations that LGBTQ agents at the FBI academy face discrimination and different evaluation standards, as well as gay agents being dismissed from the academy "because they are not 'bro-y' or masculine enough."… Continue reading
Mar 28 ‘Brotopia’ is April’s pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club By Elizabeth Flock Emily Chang's "Brotopia" is an exposé of the dark, misogynistic side of Silicon Valley. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 7:48 In Curtis Flowers case, race could be a matter of life or death Curtis Flowers has been tried six times for the murder of four people killed in a Mississippi furniture store in 1996. The case is the subject of the second season American Public Media’s “In the Dark” podcast. Now the Supreme… Continue watching
Jan 18 Pence defends wife’s teaching job at school that bars gays By Associated Press Pence is responding to media reports of his wife returning to teach at a school that says it can refuse to employ gay and lesbian teachers or enroll children with gay or lesbian parents. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 5:34 Could Harvard discrimination case change college admissions nationwide? The Harvard admissions trial in Boston concluded Friday and it could have implications for affirmative action nationwide. The case alleges that qualified Asian-American applicants were denied admission because Harvard used other, non-academic measures to keep their numbers down. William Brangham… Continue watching