Ex-student pleads to swatting conspiracy with neo-Nazi
A former Old Dominion University student who targeted his school with a fake bomb threat so he could skip class…
The BMI Scale Is Racist And Useless. Here’s How To Measure Health Instead.
If a research group today conducted a study on a single gender or ethnic group, critics would be quick to…
Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election,…
Supreme Court sides with Catholic schools in employment suit
The Supreme Court is siding with two Catholic schools in a ruling that underscores that certain employees of religious schools,…
As monuments fall, Confederate carving has size on its side
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Some statues of figures from America’s slave-owning past have been yanked down by protesters, others dismantled…
Mississippi could drop Jim Crow-era statewide voting process
Mississippi just ditched its Confederate-themed state flag By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press July 4, 2020, 12:10 PM 4 min…
Morgan Stanley Sued For Race Discrimination, As Workplace Reckoning Continues
Marilyn Booker, Morgan Stanley’s former head of diversity, says she was fired from the bank because she pushed too hard…
The Reckoning Over Workplace Racism Has Begun
As anger over racism builds in the U.S., a familiar pattern is unfolding: the culling of the bad apples. Like…
Thousands mourn George Floyd in Texas amid calls for reform
HOUSTON — The last chance for the public to say goodbye to George Floyd drew thousands of mourners Monday to…
West Virginia governor defends himself after Obama comment
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is continuing to defend himself after making comments about not wanting former President Barack Obama…
Trump administration asks court to toss lawsuit over ERA
The Trump administration has asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by three Democratic state attorneys general seeking…
N. Carolina principal sorry for racial remark during meeting
A school principal in North Carolina apologized after making a reference to “colored folks” during a staff meeting May 5,…
Workers sue McDonald’s over harassment at Florida stores
Two McDonald’s workers in Florida are filing a $500 million class action lawsuit against the company, claiming a “systemic sexual…
Civil rights leader, MLK aide Joseph Lowery dies at 98
ATLANTA — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a veteran civil rights leader who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.…
Professor suspended for calling police on black student
An Indiana university says a white professor accused of discrimination after he called university police to his classroom because a…
W.Va. governor denies racism over ‘thugs’ basketball comment
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says it’s absurd to accuse him of racism for calling a high school girls basketball…
New Philadelphia police chief starts amid surge in homicides
Philadelphia’s new police commissioner starts work Monday amid a surge in homicides so far this year and calls for action…
Texas lawmakers are drafting a hair discrimination bill
The Texas Legislative Black Caucus announced it’s working on a bill that would ban discrimination based on hair textures and…
Virginia lawmakers pass protections for LGBTQ people
Virginia lawmakers have passed comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that advocates say makes the state the first in the South to enact…
Somali American Teens Held At Gunpoint By Cops Reach $170,000 Settlement
The families of four Somali American teens have reached a settlement with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board over an…
Tennessee inmates ask court to stop execution scheduling
Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmates argue that mental issues, poor legal representation, newly surfaced evidence, and racism in the…
GOP Lawmaker Proposes LGBTQ Rights Bill With Religious Exemptions
As Democrats champion anti-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community and Republicans counter with worries about safeguarding religious freedom, one congressional…
New York probing Apple Card for alleged gender discrimination after viral tweet
A string of viral tweets blasting Apple’s new credit card for alleged gender discrimination has led to an investigation from…
Police: Man using racist slurs killed in Waffle House fight
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says a man was shot to death at a Waffle House after calling other patrons…
White nationalists seen filming at lynching victim memorial
Men carrying a white nationalist flag were caught on security cameras trying to film in front of a new memorial…
Norway arrests US far-right activist, seeks deportation
Norwegian authorities have arrested a high-profile U.S. white supremacist scheduled to speak at an international far-right conference in Oslo and…
Police Officer Awarded $20 Million After Being Told To ‘Tone Down’ His ‘Gayness’
A jury has awarded a Missouri police officer nearly $20 million after he was told to “tone down” his “gayness”…
People Get Fired From Their Jobs Without Being ‘Fired’ All The Time
On Monday, a conservative news outlet published what some took to be damning evidence that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is…
Evangelical Magazine Founder Steps Down Amid Accusations Of Racial Insensitivity
The CEO of a millennial-focused Christian magazine stepped down on Monday amid allegations that he was racially insensitive and created…
Citing ‘Christian Belief,’ Mississippi Event Hall Refuses Service To Interracial Couple
A Mississippi event hall has come under fire after an employee cited “our Christian race” and “our Christian belief” as…
Portland, Oregon, braces for far-right rally, counterprotest
Portland police are mobilizing to prevent clashes between out-of-state far-right groups planning a rally here and the homegrown anti-fascists who…
Opting out of procedures during childbirth tied to discrimination
(Reuters Health) – Women who decline certain procedures – such as cesarean delivery or immediate cord clamping – during childbirth…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Banning Hair Discrimination
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that makes California the first state to protect black people from hair discrimination.…
Racist, anti-gay student flyers challenge Wyoming district
The leaflets distributed by students at a junior high school told pre-teens to “Join the KKK” and that “It’s not…
California Set To Become First State To Ban Hair Discrimination
California lawmakers have passed a bill protecting black people from hair discrimination, potentially making it the first state to do…
Activists allege racism in treatment of St. Louis prosecutor
Some black activists in St. Louis say there’s an unfair racial component to criticism of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim…
California county questions security deal for men-only club
An annual retreat in California put on by an elite club whose ranks include former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Richard…
YouTube updates hate speech guidelines to prohibit videos
YouTube updated its hate speech policies Wednesday to prohibit videos with white supremacy and neo-Nazi viewpoints. Interested in YouTube? Add…
Black Women Are 3 Times As Likely To Die In Childbirth, And Kamala Harris Has A Plan
The only place Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has time to read anything that isn’t one of her briefing books is…
Amazon Faces Another Claim It Discriminated Against Workers
Three Muslim Somali women employed at an Amazon warehouse outside Minneapolis filed a federal discrimination complaint against the company this…
Tech Company Asked For ‘Preferably Caucasian’ Candidate On LinkedIn Job Posting
IT staffing and recruiting company Cynet Systems has finally apologized for its racist job listing that Twitter users spotted last…
Ex-CBS Executive Blasts Network’s ‘White Problem’ In Scathing Op-Ed
Former CBS executive Whitney Davis spoke out against the network Tuesday in a blistering op-ed in Variety, alleging she faced…
Supreme Court takes on LGBT employment discrimination
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear three high-profile cases involving employment discrimination against LGBT Americans. Together,…
White supremacist gets life for running down black man
A white supremacist who ran down and killed a young black man in Oregon two years ago was sentenced Tuesday…
California police report almost no racial profiling
California’s first-in-the-nation attempt to track racial profiling complaints against police produced numbers so unrealistically small that the board overseeing the…
Group defends article on Henry Ford’s anti-Semitic views
A Detroit-area historical group is protesting a mayor’s decision to stop it from sending out the latest issue of its…
Dem pushes censure for Rep. King over white supremacy remark
Interested in Republican Party? Add Republican Party as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Republican Party…
Gary Clark Jr. Gets Angry And Blunt About Race Relations In ‘This Land’
Gary Clark Jr. isn’t holding back on “This Land,” his new single and the title track from his upcoming studio…
Hotel Employees Fired After Calling Police On Black Guest Using His Phone
The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon, fired two employees days after they were accused of racially profiling a…
Of Gaelic Football and UEFA’s #EqualGame campaign [Sport]
A Nigerian born and former England women’s football team player Eniola Aluko, has been commended by her club Chelsea for…
Weight Stigma Is One Of The Last Socially Acceptable Forms Of Discrimination
In the weeks since my HuffPost Highline feature on fat-shaming came out, I’ve been inundated with readers’ stories of how…
White Mom Says Maryland Clinic Refused To Treat Black Daughter
Karen Dresser is white. Her 12-year-old daughter, Amelia, is black. When the two showed up at an emergency clinic in…
Lawsuit alleges Party City denied job to woman with autism
A New Hampshire woman who was hoping to land a sales job at Party City was turned down after a…
‘Reverse apartheid’: South Africa’s white slums
Coronation Park is a squatter camp with a majority white population in Krugersdorp, South Africa. … euronews, the most watched…
Florida Schools In Anti-Bullying Program Ban Dreadlocks And ‘Progressive’ Hairstyles
Florida’s new school voucher program, designed to help students escape bullying in public schools, gives publicly funded scholarships to victimized…
Nia Long: ‘I Have Watched A Lot Of Men Get Rich Off Of The Films That I’ve Done’
Nia Long is no stranger to Hollywood’s gender pay gap. “I have watched a lot of men get rich off…
The Department Of Education Underreports Allegations Of Racial Discrimination In Schools
The U.S. Department of Education has been receiving thousands more racial discrimination allegations in schools than it has previously publicly…
Georgia County Can’t Back Up Its Excuse For Plan To Disenfranchise Black Voters
Officials in a majority-black Georgia county accused of trying to close almost all polling places to make it harder for…
Multiple Women Rejected From Jobs After Company Says They Have ‘Ghetto Names’
A Missouri health clinic sent emails to multiple women applicants, denying them job offers because of their names. At least…