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Segregated schools, proms ... when will Mississippi join the 21st century? Glenn Beck's not the only one dishonoring MLK's legacy. Instead of ending the hate, the state of Mississippi is bent on continuing discrimination. ...

Stop being lazy about our Black men and boys Black women aren't the only ones who need to take time and be more responsible in relationships, but Black men as well. ...

Favorable ruling for black firefighter in Fla. discrimination case
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 08:33
The Palm Beach County Equal Employment board has ruled in favor of ...

Race affects your health care?
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:05
What role does race play in your health care. Watch to find out. ...

And we're the only two Black girls at the party... It's difficult fitting into a society where you're automatically not fully accepted. ...

Roofing Contracting Giant To Pay $1 Million To African-American Workers To Settle Lawsuit Rochester roofing contracting giant Elmer W. Davis Inc. has agreed to pay $1 million to African-American employees to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, DemocratAndChronicle.com reports. The company did not admit wrongdoing. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in 2007, alleged that black employees at Elmer Davis received unfair work assignments, faced harassment and were retaliated against for complaining about discr ...

Obama Signs Law Narrowing Cocaine Sentencing Disparities President Obama signed legislation on Tuesday reducing longstanding federal sentencing disparities between those caught with crack and those arrested with powder cocaine, the New York Times reports.  During his 2008 presidential campaign, Obama had said that the old law disproportionately affected young African-American and Hispanic drug users. In a speech last week, he said the new legislation would “help right a longstanding wrong” and was “the right t ...

Black Employees Sue Connecticut Agency, Claim Discrimination Four African-American employees of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families are suing the state agency, alleging it discriminates against minority workers, the Associated Press reports. According to the federal lawsuit, the workers say African-American employees have been the target of racially motivated disciplinary actions and are promoted at a lesser rate. The lawsuit also said the workers' concerns have been ignored by supervisors and they have faced other forms of haras ...

Study: Racial Discrimination In Jury Selection Remains Widespread Nearly 135 years after Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to eliminate racial discrimination in jury selection, people of color continue to be excluded from jury service because of their race, especially in serious criminal trials and death penalty cases. EJI today released a new report, “Illegal Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection: A Continuing Legacy,” which is the most comprehensive study of racial bias in jury selection since the United States Supreme Cour ...

Racist, Vulgar Voicemails Force Debt Collector To Pay $1.5 Million The harassing and threatening voicemail messages left on Allen Jones' mobile phone are nothing short of vulgar, WFAA.com reports. This shouldn't be tolerated," he said. "Nobody should have to experience what I had to experience." Debt collectors from Advanced Call Center Technologies, LLC left eight messages for Jones in August 2007 trying to collect what it said he owed on a credit card. Most messages were laced with profanity and spewed racial slurs: ...