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Discrimination

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 10 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Nov. 20) -- Several hundred gay activists rallied Thursday afternoon in Puerto Rico to demand a robust prosecution in the brutal slaying of a gay teenager nearly a week ago. Juan A. Martinez Matos was charged at a hearing Wednesday ... [AOL - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Hate Crime, Puerto Rico, Gay, Murder, Telemundo

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 6 Documents (in Politics)

Virginia Foxx Makes An Elephant Of Herself

I would have said Foxx (R-NC) made an ass of herself, but we won't malign that noble beast here. Watch it: FOXX: ... and actually the GOP has been the leader in starting good environmental programs in this, in this country, uh, just as we were the ... [Daily Kos - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Virginia Foxx, Civil Rights, Jesse Helms

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Gays say draft law ignored them

Not long after the uproar over the marriage of a Kenyan gay couple in London, the gay community in Kenya is coming out of the closet and agitating for rights they feel are ignored by the draft constitution.Spokespersons for the secretive and tightly-knit ... [Daily Nation - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Gay, Lesbian, Nairobi, Homosexuality

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Brian Levin, J.D.: New Study: U.S. Hate Crimes Fall Slightly In '08; But Data Is Limited

Hate crimes reported to police declined about 2% in 2008 according to an analysis of official composite government data from 14 states in every region and the District of Columbia conducted by the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Hate Crime, African-Americans, Brian Levin, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

John McCain

Senator McCain Reiterates Support for Failed DADT Policy

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, was troubled by Senator John McCain’s (R-AZ) remarks supporting the misguided Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) military policy. ... [Human Rights Campaign - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Lesbian, John McCain, Gay

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

European Union

EU : Employment Equality Rules

The European Commission has today sent a reasoned opinion to the United Kingdom for incorrectly implementing EU rules prohibiting discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in employment and occupation. It has also ... [eGov Monitor - 16 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Slovakia, Infringement, European Commission, Disability

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Heat on BEE lawbreakers

The government will get tough on companies who do not comply with affirmative action and broad-based black economic empowerment laws, Labour director-general Jimmy Manyi warned on Thursday.Speaking at a branch meeting of the Sandton ANC Youth League, ... [iafrica.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Jimmy Manyi, Racism, Affirmative Action

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Labour Court reserve judgment in affirmative action case

The Labour Court has reserved judgment in the case of a police captain who claims to be a victim of affirmative action.Captain Renate Barnard and trade union Solidarity are challenging the police's affirmative action policy after Barnard was denied promotion ... [SABC - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Affirmative Action, Allegation, Promoter

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Gaming)

Online gaming's dirty little secret

While the bulk of mainstream media criticism of gaming tends to focus on the violence, gore, and questionable ethics in combat-centric titles, little is spoken about growing instances of racism, misogyny, and homophobia. Full story... ... [TechNews.AM - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Online Gaming, Homophobia, Racism

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Indian students face racial slur in Australian schools

Tags: Foundation for Young Australians, Roxy McGuire, Lucas Walsh, Africa, AustraliaOver two-thirds of young people, mostly dark-skinned students from Africa and India [ Images ], experience 'racial vilification' at schools in Australia [ Images ], a ... [rediff.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Racism, Australia, Sudanese, India, Encroachment

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Witness says Nashville schools rezoning wasn't racism

No businessperson tried to convince Marsha Warden to support the district-wide school rezoning adopted by Metro's school board in 2008, the former board chairwoman said Wednesday.Warden was the fifth school board member to defend his or her position on ... [Tennessean - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Racism, Witness, Karen Johnson, Task Force, Deponent

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Government wrong on new employment burdens

The announcement, today (Wednesday), of the Government's legislative programme confirms it plans to open the door to new costs for employers.Reacting to the Queen's Speech, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said the Government seems determined to press ... [ePolitix.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: British Retail Consortium, Encumbrance, Stephen Robertson

Quotes

...The incident's impact had nothing to do with his physical complaints. "It happened so suddenly," he said. "I know that there are a lot of sick individuals out there."

An NYPD surgeon learns the random nature of wounds [Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago]

More Content

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South Africa's xenophobia victims to stay for w... [Individual.com - 50 mins ago]
An NYPD surgeon learns the random nature of wounds [Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago]
UNISON calls for better reporting on homophobic... [Pink News - 5 hours ago]
Gays say draft law ignored them [Daily Nation - 5 hours ago]
Archdiocese: No evidence of racism in sex abuse... [Chicago Tribune - 5 hours ago]
Murder of Gay Puerto Rican Teen Generates Talk ... [New America Media - 6 hours ago]
Derry civil rights campaigner to be laid to res... [Irish News - 8 hours ago]
Former Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Sentenced... [Street Insider - 8 hours ago]
What is associated discrimination? [Manchester Evening News - 8 hours ago]
Housing discrimination case will reveal anti-Se... [Chicago Tribune - 9 hours ago]
Teen's Slaying Ignites Gay Community [AOL - 10 hours ago]
Traditional Gender Roles Fading To Black? Wedne... [Small Biz Resource - 10 hours ago]
Religious, Homophobic Hate Surges In L.A. County [The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - 10 hours ago]
Freddo boy victim of racism: mother (The West A... [Yahoo! News Australia - 11 hours ago]
Tory's racist email rant about 'foreign' names [London Evening Standard - 11 hours ago]
A weighty issue when pregnant [stuff.co.nz - 12 hours ago]
Guns better protection for gays than 'hate crim... [Examiner.com - 13 hours ago]
Heather Ellis Wal-Mart Case [AOL Black Voices - 14 hours ago]
Kenya: Behind the Sins of Country's Closet Gays [AllAfrica.com - 15 hours ago]
Senator McCain Reiterates Support for Failed DA... [Human Rights Campaign - 16 hours ago]
EU : Employment Equality Rules [eGov Monitor - 16 hours ago]
Transgender Memorial Day prompts calls to end d... [Personnel Today - 16 hours ago]
FBI Takes New Look At Old Racial Killings [OfficialWire - 17 hours ago]
Employment equality rules: reasoned opinion to ... [European Commission - 17 hours ago]
Holder targets racial profiling in Detroit speech [Detroit News - 18 hours ago]
Demonstrators demand justice in gay teen's slaying [CNN - 20 hours ago]
Homophobia and AIDS funding can't coexist [Los Angeles Times - 22 hours ago]
When will it end? [Business Day - 22 hours ago]
Challenger or bargainer? the thin black line [Business Day - 22 hours ago]
U.S. Civil Rights Groups Back Public Option [Suite101.com - 23 hours ago]

Blogs

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NYPD Stop And Frisk Beat Keeps On Keeping On [Gothamist - 9 hours ago] The NYCLU's Bust Card (PDF) The NYPD's stop and frisk policy shows no signs of abating. The latest data on the controversial program shows that the NYPD is ...
This Black Friday Will Be More Important Than M... [The Market Oracle - 10 hours ago] The day after the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., known as Black Friday, traditionally marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season in the U.S. ...
On Civil Rights, Virginia Foxx Revises History ... [The Moderate Voice - 11 hours ago] Is Rep. Virginia Foxx crazy? I don’t know, but she certainly says some crazy things. Consider a couple of things she said yesterday: – “Actually, the GOP has been ...
Brian Levin, J.D.: New Study: U.S. Hate Crimes ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 16 hours ago] Hate crimes reported to police declined about 2% in 2008 according to an analysis of official composite government data from 14 states in every region ...
The Unincorporated Man and slavery [Marginal Revolution - 18 hours ago] As long as we are on the topic of slavery, why not consider fiction? This science fiction novel has an intriguing economic premise: you're born a slave and you're ...

Audio/Video

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Wal-Mart scuffle or racism? [CNN.com - Video - 11/19/2009]
Pa. Pool Accused of Racism Goes Bankrupt [Associated Press - YouTube - 11/19/2009]
Cross Burning Hate Crime Rocks Family [ABC News Video: U.S. - 11/17/2009]
Sen. Robert Byrd on the 1964 Civil Rights laws [CSPAN - YouTube - 11/17/2009]
Fetal Development Week 21 (Pregnancy Health Guru) [Mefeedia Video Tag : medici - 11/17/2009]

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