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Students at a Georgia high school file civil lawsuit claiming racial discrimination by the school and district
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Five students at Coosa High School in Rome, Georgia, along with their mothers, filed a federal lawsuit against the Floyd County School district claiming continued racial discrimination at the school and continued vi...
Civil rights expert shares how American dream is vital to ending discrimination
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BOB WOODSON: The reality is, otherwise, it's really demeaning. Thomas Sowell, in his new book "Charter School and Their Enemies," points out that after slavery, Blacks had $ 700 million in accumulated wealth. We had...
Robert De Niro’s lawsuit against employee suing him for gender discrimination meant to ‘humiliate’ her: docs
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In new court documents, obtained by Fox News Digital, Robinson included text messages allegedly sent between other employees of Canal Productions, Inc. Robinson's team alleges that once De Niro found out about Robins...
Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores says team is trying to push racial discrimination lawsuit out of court
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An attorney for former Miami head coach Brian Flores said Wednesday that the team is trying to press the NFL to have his racial discrimination claims against the Dolphins heard out of court and "pushed into a secret...
Russian, Belarusian NHL players facing ‘discrimination and racism’ amid conflict in Ukraine, agent says
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Dan Milstein, a Ukrainian-born agent who represents the majority of those athletes being targeted in the league, told ESPN this week his clients have become concerned for their safety as they face increasing harassme...
DOJ’s interest in housing discrimination lawsuit underscores the bias many Black homeowners have faced for decades
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A Black couple's lawsuit against a home appraisal company is now catching the attention of the Department of Justice. Last week, the DOJ filed a statement of interest in the couple's claim that the first appraiser o...
First Black female AG in US history to defend the NFL in racial discrimination lawsuit
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The NFL hired former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch as part of its defense counsel against the class-action lawsuit filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, a spokesperson for the league told CNN o...
Vilsack looks to equity commission for ‘outside look’ on tackling discrimination within the USDA
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he's looking to a new commission that will examine the US Department of Agriculture's policies and programs for factors that have contributed to historic discrimination against...
Cowboys’ Jerry Jones on Brian Flores racial discrimination lawsuit: ‘We can do better’
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Jones admitted he, the league and other owners could do better in terms of improving the number of diverse hirings. Only one team has a Black head coach – the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin. Other minority head coa...
Brian Flores, who is accusing the NFL of racial discrimination, is not one to back down
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On February 4, 2019, the Miami Dolphins introduced Brian Flores as the team's 13th head coach at a press conference full of smiles and heady talk about the team's future. It was the day after Flores had won his thi...
Brian Flores opens up about racial discrimination lawsuit: ‘We gotta change hearts and minds’
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Flores appeared on CBS’ morning show "CBS Mornings," along with his attorneys Douglas H. Wigdor and John Elefterakis, and said he hopes the filing would "create some change." "We didn’t have to file a lawsuit for the...
Brian Flores tells CNN his kids were inspiration to file lawsuit against NFL and 3 teams alleging racial discrimination
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Brian Flores, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, says that his kids were the inspiration to fight the NFL and what tipped him over the edge to file the lawsuit against the league and three teams alleging r...
Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sues NFL and 3 NFL teams alleging racial discrimination
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Brian Flores, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the NFL, the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos and the Miami Dolphins organizations alleging racial discrimination. Flores...
Colleges and universities across the US are moving to ban caste discrimination
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On paper, the change was subtle -- the word "caste" appearing in parentheses after the term "race and ethnicity." But for many advocates and student leaders, the tweak to California State University's anti-discrimin...
Dr. Ben Carson, in response to Biden COVID treatment policy, recalls racial discrimination of his youth
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Biden's FDA put out guidance to health care providers that lists "race or ethnicity" as a risk factor, which critics say essentially means people with certain immutable characteristics are able to qualify quicker for...
Integrating biological males into women’s sports is ‘discrimination’: NCAA All-American swimmer
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Including transgender athletes on women's teams is a form of discrimination, and there should be laws in place to stop the practice, Shanteau said. "We need a political movement. We need people to care. We need laws ...