Discrimination

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October 20, 2010
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The family of George Vashon was in Pittsburgh on Wednesday for a ceremony before the state Supreme…
September 10, 2010
OPINION - Much more than empty promises of equal opportunity are needed to ensure an end to the persistent human…
September 3, 2010
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Kodak had been accused of paying black employees less than white co-workers, passing them over for…
September 2, 2010
PHOENIX (AP) - Sheriff Joe Arpaio refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into…
September 2, 2010
NEW YORK - Francesca Spero says in her lawsuit that she is "renowned for launching the careers of various urban…
August 28, 2010
OPINION - This blatant attempt to preserve segregation was an institutionalized assertion of a mythical white superiority...
August 27, 2010
VIDEO - According to a memo sent home with students last week, African-American students could not run for class president…
August 23, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Many farmers have become frustrated and suffer from low morale after little tangible resolution more than decade…
August 18, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - The concept is deeply rooted in the idea of race in the context of power and privilege…
August 17, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sherrod and NAACP President Ben Jealous will appear together and she has written a letter to the…
August 3, 2010
South Africa's Dudu Tshabalala was the first black woman to make it to L'Oreal's executive committee. But the once-high flying…
July 26, 2010
OPINION - All people, including people of color in powerful decision-making roles, should be held accountable for their words and…
July 22, 2010
OPINION - The events of the past few days clearly indicate that race related issues and racism are alive, well,…
July 16, 2010
OPINION - The conversation on race should begin in the streets of America, where working class people of color sometimes…
July 15, 2010
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Savannah State's attorney, Joe Steffen, says the school has no record of scholarship offers to any…
July 9, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - This new tax, which is part of the new health care overhaul bill would charge tanning salon…
July 8, 2010
NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is forcefully speaking out against New York's dirty little secret that makes the Big Apple…
June 7, 2010
OPINION - Knowing that this type of discrimination continues is the first step toward holding district attorney's offices accountable for…
May 28, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The company that operates Kansas City's Power & Light entertainment district has relaxed its dress…
May 26, 2010
OPINION - African-Americans and Latinos must realize that they share common historical trajectories...