Discrimination

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June 30, 2011
OPINION - A research study published by Vanderbilt University sociologist Evelyn Patterson in 2010 shows state prisons are having a…
June 10, 2011
I have to be honest, I didn't want to write this article. It's such a touchy subject but the more…
May 17, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Four white Philadelphia teachers charge in federal race-bias lawsuits that a black principal suggested they were unfit…
May 17, 2011
"This is just the latest in what has been a long line of attacks on Donovan McNabb from black individuals…
May 13, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - An attorney for the candidates says the ruling means that 111 firefighters will be hired from the…
May 12, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Several judges strongly dissented, saying it is improper for Judge George Paine II to belong to…
May 10, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - While a handful of detractors call these ceremonies discriminatory, a large number of students and professors laud…
May 4, 2011
SLIDESHOW - This week marks the start of the 50th anniversary of the civil rights Freedom Riders, who traveled by…
April 29, 2011
The little-remembered case provides crucial context for the current discussion centering on Trump and race...
April 29, 2011
Jennifer Hudson recently revealed to the UK's Grazia magazine that the entertainment industry that once discriminated against her is now…
April 28, 2011
OPINION - We cannot grow stronger, richer and faster as a nation if we continue on this course of hate…
April 21, 2011
BOSTON (AP) - Officer George Pierce, a veteran patrolman said he applied for open sergeant positions a number of times…
April 21, 2011
OPINION - The irony is that the multicultural inclusiveness that is desired by colleges and universities is the same thing…
April 11, 2011
HADDONFIELD, NJ (AP) - Experts believe El'Jai Devoureau's case is the first in the U.S. where a transgender employee has…
April 7, 2011
OPINION - The figures on the number of blacks in federal government positions tell the story of just who will…
March 10, 2011
OPINION - Rep. Peter King may purport that he is tired of 'political correctness', but the reality is that the…
February 28, 2011
OPINION - A white-male-only scholarship is a tacky, demeaning and overly simplistic way to discuss issues of race, inequality and…
February 25, 2011
BOSTON (AP) - The owners agreed to pay a $30,000 fine to settle allegations that it abruptly shut down an…
February 1, 2011
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The lawsuit was filed this week in a Texas federal court against Turner Industries Group…
January 17, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - There are over 900 Martin Luther King Boulevards across the country. In Baltimore this street has been…