Haaretz
Israel threatens to deport African American convert to Judaism
Haaretz
The Interior Ministry did not respond to a question regarding allegations that it tended to discriminate against non-whites when handling citizenship requests from converts. An African-American woman who converted to Judaism in Atlanta, Georgia, and ...

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Bernews
Groups Call For Human Rights Act Amendment
Bernews
Dr White is quoted as saying, “Protection for homosexuals needs to be clearly stated” back in 2008. The debate over adding the amendment to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation has been going on for several years. In 2006, Renee ...

CIO
Google search results 'show racial bias', says study
The Age
One study by a Harvard professor says some of Google's ads discriminate, linking "racially associated" names to a possible criminal background. Government and ... Names such as Geoffrey, Jill and Emma, more typically associated with white people ...
No Easy Explanation for Racial Bias Found in Google AdsE-Commerce Times
Is Google Search Racist? One Harvard Professor Thinks So.TheUrbanTwist.com

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CIO
Google search results 'show racial bias', says study
Sydney Morning Herald
One study by a Harvard professor says some of Google's ads discriminate, linking "racially associated" names to a possible criminal background. Government and ... Names such as Geoffrey, Jill and Emma, more typically associated with white people ...
No Easy Explanation for Racial Bias Found in Google AdsE-Commerce Times
Is Google Search Racist? One Harvard Professor Thinks So.TheUrbanTwist.com

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Some Arguments Just Don't Have Two Sides
Huffington Post (blog)
On one side are people who understand the constitutional guarantee of equal protection for all and advocate for marriage equality, employment non-discrimination, and equal benefits on that basis. Leading the opposition are ... While the media continues ...

NPR
Scouts face pressure before vote on no-gays policy
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Gay-rights groups say the plan is inadequate, and that no units should be allowed to discriminate. Some conservative religious leaders and advocacy groups want the ... The center "will continue in our efforts to help the BSA stand strong against the ...
Column: When Social Change Outpaces the CourtsValley News
Boy Scouts put off vote on allowing gaysKPRC Houston
Boy Scouts delay decision on admission of gay scouts until MayThe Hill (blog)
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NPR
Scouts face pressure before vote on no-gays policy
Knoxville News Sentinel
Gay-rights groups say the plan is inadequate, and that no units should be allowed to discriminate. Some conservative religious leaders and advocacy groups ... The center "will continue in our efforts to help the BSA stand strong against the corporate ...
Column: When Social Change Outpaces the CourtsValley News
Boy Scouts put off vote on allowing gaysKPRC Houston
Boy Scouts delay decision on admission of gay scouts until MayThe Hill (blog)
Metro Weekly -KEYC TV
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Boy Scouts delay gay ban
CNN (blog)
Therefore we call for an end to all religious and civil discrimination against any person based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. All laws must include and protect the freedoms, ..... This is understandably something that can ...

Alleged cop-killer details threats to LAPD and why he was driven to violence
CNN
... angry airing of personal grievances that he thinks led to his firing. At other times, it reads as the grandiose doctrine of a man who believes he is a revolutionary and the last hope to save what he deems to be a police department so corrupt that ...

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CIO
No Easy Explanation for Racial Bias Found in Google Ads
E-Commerce Times
The study raises questions about whether the science behind the ads reflects discrimination by a third-party database company, or an overall bias in society. Google ads appear to have a racial bias, according to a study conducted by a Harvard professor ...
Google search results 'show racial bias', says studyWA today
Is Google Search Racist? One Harvard Professor Thinks So.TheUrbanTwist.com

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CIO
Google's Ads May Show Racial Bias, Study Says
Mashable
One study by a Harvard professor says some of Google's ads discriminate, linking "racially associated" names to a possible criminal background. Government and ... Names like Geoffrey, Jill and Emma, typically assigned to white babies, resulted in these ...
Is Google Search Racist? One Harvard Professor Thinks So.TheUrbanTwist.com

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San Francisco Chronicle
Just Plain Chicken
Albany Times Union (blog)
White Catholics supported ending the ban 63%-25%, while white evangelical Protestants said the ban should stand, 56%-33%. “Now that the Armed Forces ban on openly gay service members has been lifted, and polls ... Now here's a political contradiction ...
Boy Scouts delay gay banCNN (blog)
Scouts face pressure before vote on no-gays policyDenver Post
Column: When Social Change Outpaces the CourtsValley News
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HispanicBusiness.com
Tucson Schools Ordered to Teach About Minority Cultures
HispanicBusiness.com
The plan focuses on eliminating vestiges of past discrimination to the extent practicable in the areas of discipline, student assignment, school operations -- which includes faculty, staff, transportation, extracurricular activities and facilities ...

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UNM: Football racial complaint letter 'untrue'
Yahoo! Sports
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The University of New Mexico says anonymous allegations that football coach Bob Davie discriminates against players based on their race are ''unfounded and untrue.'' Lobos athletic ... The letter, which was signed ''Sincerely ...

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Discussions put spotlight on mass black incarceration
The South Florida Times
Bender said the issues will include a history of ìracializedî social control in the U.S. which has been achieved† largely by appealing to the racism and economic vulnerability of lower-class whites and the structure of mass incarceration with a focus ...

NPR
Boy Scouts delay gay ban
CNN (blog)
But, nevertheless, here it is...in black and white. Romans 1: 24-32 (King James) ..... Having red hair use to be something that people discriminated against, The devil and Judas supposedly had red hair, and were left-handed. They use to beat kids out ...
Column: When Social Change Outpaces the CourtsValley News
Scouts face pressure before vote on no-gays policyWGCL Atlanta
Boy Scouts put off vote on allowing gaysKPRC Houston
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Will Obama include ENDA in State of the Union?
Washington Blade
Ginger Wallace sat in the box near first lady Michelle Obama, Obama alluded to repeal of the ban, saying, “When you put on that uniform, it doesn't matter if you're black or white; Asian or Latino; conservative or liberal; rich or poor; gay or straight ...

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Pitt Law School Dean: Affirmative action could soon be eliminated
New Pittsburgh Courier
Affirmative action was created in the 1960s to address persistent discrimination against African-Americans and to level the playing field after the Civil Rights Act was passed to end the Jim Crow era, and continues to be used to address inequity today ...

FITSNews
Racial Discrimination Alleged At SCDPS
FITSNews
Nikki Haley's top law enforcement officer is discriminating against white employees, multiple sources within the S.C. Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) tell FITS. In fact Leroy ... That's three of the agency's top four bureaucratic posts, people ...

Gay Star News
To win gay marriage, we must love our enemies as well as our partners
Gay Star News
In my email, I said: 'It is difficult to explain to people how disheartening it is to be discriminated against in so many subtle and not-so-subtle ways on the basis of your sexuality. 'I am sure that if the people who opposed legislative changes to ...