Articles for Racial Discrimination

Black project manager who sued Heathrow Airport for £1m after being 'strip searched' when she set off scanner loses race discrimination claim
1 week, 3 days ago

Black project manager who sued Heathrow Airport for £1m after being 'strip searched' when she set off scanner loses race discrimination claim

Daily Mail  

A black project manager at Heathrow attempted to sue the airport for more than £1million for discrimination after she was 'strip searched' when she set off a scanner. Veleta Brown said she felt she had been 'violated' when security officer Sorien Monfries asked her to step to the side to carry out a 'private search'. The tribunal heard how Miss …

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Bombay High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]
1 week, 6 days ago

Bombay High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

Live Law  

Citations 2024 LiveLaw 1 – 2024 LiveLaw 215: Former IT Analyst Of TCS With Supervisory Responsibilities Not Workman: Bombay High Court Case Title: Rohit Dembiwal v. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. & Ors Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 1 The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by a former IT analyst of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd observing that the petitioner was …

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Cape Verde-born Portuguese dies in Lisbon protest after police shooting
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cape Verde-born Portuguese dies in Lisbon protest after police shooting

China Daily  

Thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon on Saturday in a protest against the police, after a man was shot and killed while reportedly resisting arrest. The victim, a 43-year-old Cape Verde-born Portuguese resident, was shot and killed by police officers while resisting arrest. The incident sparked outrage and protests, with many expressing their anger and demand for …

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Cape Verde-born Portuguese dies in Lisbon protest after police shooting
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cape Verde-born Portuguese dies in Lisbon protest after police shooting

China Daily  

Thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon on Saturday in a protest against the police, after a man was shot and killed while reportedly resisting arrest. The victim, a 43-year-old Cape Verde-born Portuguese resident, was shot and killed by police officers while resisting arrest. The incident has sparked outrage and protests, with many expressing their anger and demand …

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Former Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune execs accuse Sony Pictures of race, gender and age discrimination
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune execs accuse Sony Pictures of race, gender and age discrimination

Daily Mail  

They claim they were made redundant after opposing racial discrimination Shelley Ballance Ellis and Monique Diaz were let go from the company in April Sony Pictures has been accused of unlawful race, gender and age discrimination as well as retaliation against two former Jeopardy! Shelley Ballance Ellis, a Black woman, and Monique Diaz, a Latina woman, have filed complaints with …

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UN report blames politicians, public figures and media for fuelling hate speech in UK
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UN report blames politicians, public figures and media for fuelling hate speech in UK

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} UK politicians, …

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Legal experts say a fight over a Black teen's dreadlocks shows how the law still enables racism
5 months ago

Legal experts say a fight over a Black teen's dreadlocks shows how the law still enables racism

Salon  

A federal judge this week dismissed a majority of the claims in a Black Texas high school student's lawsuit against his school district, which accused officials there of racial and gender discrimination for punishing him over his refusal to change his hairstyle. Related Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for length of his hairstyle In his order, …

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Racism and discrimination lead to faster aging through brain network changes, new study finds
5 months ago

Racism and discrimination lead to faster aging through brain network changes, new study finds

Salon  

Racism steals time from people’s lives – possibly because of the space it occupies in the mind. In a new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, our team showed that the toll of racism on the brain was linked to advanced aging, observed on a cellular level. New studies also show focal effects of aging on the brain, …

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A majority of Black Americans believe US institutions are conspiring against them, a Pew poll finds
7 months ago

A majority of Black Americans believe US institutions are conspiring against them, a Pew poll finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Most Black Americans say they’ve experienced racial discrimination regularly or from time to time, which colors how they view U.S. institutions like policing, the political system and the media, according to a study on conspiracy theories. The study defines racial conspiracy theories as ideas that Black Americans might have about “the actions of U.S. institutions” that aren’t necessarily …

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Tyler Perry calls alleged airport racial profiling ‘an affront to our dignity’
7 months ago

Tyler Perry calls alleged airport racial profiling ‘an affront to our dignity’

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tyler Perry has called the alleged racial profiling …

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Actor Wendell Pierce on ‘vile’ racist encounter denying his housing application: ‘Bigots are real’
7 months ago

Actor Wendell Pierce on ‘vile’ racist encounter denying his housing application: ‘Bigots are real’

Hindustan Times  

Renowned actor Wendell Pierce found himself in the spotlight not just for his performances on screen, but for his outspoken stance on pressing societal issues. Pierce took to social media to share poignant incidents of racial discrimination, notably recounting a personal experience of being denied an apartment in Harlem due to his race. Pierce shares his personal experience of racial …

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Worsening human rights situation in US revealed
7 months, 1 week ago

Worsening human rights situation in US revealed

China Daily  

A homeless man sleeps on a sidewalk near the City Hall during heavy rain in San Francisco as atmospheric river storms hit California, the United States, on Jan 11, 2023. The Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2023, issued by the State Council Information Office, highlighted the worsening and increasingly polarized human rights situation in the …

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Armenia asks UN court to throw out Azerbaijan’s claim alleging racial discrimination
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Armenia asks UN court to throw out Azerbaijan’s claim alleging racial discrimination

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Lawyers for Armenia asked the top United Nations court on Monday to throw out a case filed by Azerbaijan over the Karabakh region that accuses Armenia of ethnic cleansing. Azerbaijan asked the court to throw out Armenia ’s case last week. In 2021, judges told Armenia to “prevent the incitement and promotion of racial hatred” targeting …

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Armenia asks UN court to throw out Azerbaijan’s claim alleging racial discrimination
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Armenia asks UN court to throw out Azerbaijan’s claim alleging racial discrimination

The Independent  

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North Carolina death penalty case could set statewide precedent
10 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina death penalty case could set statewide precedent

The Independent  

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Queensland government accused of 'modern stolen generation' in Federal Court, interstate class actions planned
1 year, 1 month ago

Queensland government accused of 'modern stolen generation' in Federal Court, interstate class actions planned

ABC  

Thousands of First Nations families across Australia are expected to join class actions alleging racial discrimination by state governments that removed their children from their care. Key points: The first of what is expected to be a series of class actions has been launched in Queensland The Federal Court in Brisbane was told claimants are "traumatised" The cases are being …

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Exclusive: ‘Asian Americans face bias,’ expert shares tips for students to get accepted at MIT and Stanford
1 year, 2 months ago

Exclusive: ‘Asian Americans face bias,’ expert shares tips for students to get accepted at MIT and Stanford

Hindustan Times  

Recently an Asian American student from Palo Alto, California, was rejected by 16 out of the 18 top U.S. universities he applied for. However, he added, for a foreign audience, it is very shocking that he was rejected despite a 4.0 GPA, “what is shocking is that with a near-perfect SAT score, he got rejected from many lower rank colleges.” …

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Windrush pioneer Guy Bailey says being rejected for a bus driver job in Bristol because of his skin colour is 'still hard to live with' more than 60 years on
1 year, 2 months ago

Windrush pioneer Guy Bailey says being rejected for a bus driver job in Bristol because of his skin colour is 'still hard to live with' more than 60 years on

Daily Mail  

Guy Bailey was instantly rejected from the role due to the colour of his skin One of the pioneers of the Windrush generation has revealed the heartbreaking racism he experienced while trying to get a job in the ‘60s. Speaking in In Pride of Britain: A Windrush Special, Guy Bailey, who arrived in Britain in 1961, recalled trying to get …

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New Jersey Provides a Road Map for Fighting Racially Biased Traffic Stops
1 year, 3 months ago

New Jersey Provides a Road Map for Fighting Racially Biased Traffic Stops

Slate  

When the Supreme Court struck down the use of race-conscious admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina last term, the conservative justices behind the decision robustly claimed to seek the end of racial discrimination, espousing a view that “eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it.” Meanwhile, Justice Sonia Sotomayor noted a major irony: Despite claiming that consideration …

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Comedian Hasan Minhaj admits to making up stories of racial discrimination for Netflix special - including daughter's exposure to a 'white powder'
1 year, 3 months ago

Comedian Hasan Minhaj admits to making up stories of racial discrimination for Netflix special - including daughter's exposure to a 'white powder'

Daily Mail  

Hasan Minhaj's Netflix comedy specials and political show have come under fire for being littered with false stories of racial discrimination and a terrifying incident involving his daughter. While on stage, Minhaj shared stories about how he was left standing at a white girl's door when he went to pick her up for their homecoming dance, had Brother Eric 'infiltrate' …

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North Korea asserts U.S. soldier fled there after becoming disillusioned with American society
1 year, 4 months ago

North Korea asserts U.S. soldier fled there after becoming disillusioned with American society

LA Times  

A TV shows an image of U.S. soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station last month. It’s North Korea’s first official confirmation of detention of Private 2nd Class Travis King, who entered the North while on a tour of a Korean border village on July 18. The official news agency, KCNA, a propaganda arm of …

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Singapore Law Minister orders probe into alleged racial discrimination faced by Indian-origin officer before death
1 year, 5 months ago

Singapore Law Minister orders probe into alleged racial discrimination faced by Indian-origin officer before death

The Hindu  

Singapore’s Law and Home Affairs Minister, K. Shanmugam had asked the Singapore Police Force to investigate claims made by an Indian-origin police officer who said he faced racial discrimination and bullying at the workplace, among other allegations just before he died. Uvaraja Gopal, 36, identified as a police officer, was found lying motionless at the foot of an apartment block …

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Riots in France: How the country has a long history of racist police violence
1 year, 6 months ago

Riots in France: How the country has a long history of racist police violence

Firstpost  

The killing of a 17-year-old driver of Algerian descent by a police officer has led to violent protests and rioting across France. While the statement comes in the wake of Nahel’s killing, the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination pointed to the “discriminatory arrests” carried out by the police in France in December last year. France’s history of …

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Ketanji Brown Jackson Wrung One Thing Out of John Roberts’ Affirmative Action Opinion
1 year, 6 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson Wrung One Thing Out of John Roberts’ Affirmative Action Opinion

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. In his majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts enshrined the principle of a “colorblind” Constitution, scorning both universities’ diversity programs as invidious “racial discrimination” that’s legally indistinguishable from the segregation of Jim Crow. Yet Roberts left the door open for schools to consider …

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