Discrimination

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Discrimination

Your religion, race, height, nationality, and even your gender are factors that most people make quick judgments about. Unfortunately, many of these judgments are based on biases and assumptions.

Affirmative Action

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Eliminating affirmative action leads to the re-segregation of higher education.

Disability Rights

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About 600 million people in the world experience disabilities of various types and degrees.

Environmental Racism

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African Americans are 79% more likely to live where industrial pollution causes numerous health hazards…

Gay Rights

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Only 24 states and D.C. include sexual orientation in their hate crime legislation.

Immigration

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Immigrants are an essential element in keeping the American economy strong.

Racial Discrimination

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The large majority of racially motivated hate crimes are against African Americans.

Religious Discrimination

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The overwhelming majority of religiously motivated hate crimes are directed against Jews.

Violence against Women

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1/3 of American women and 1/4 of women worldwide will experience domestic/dating violence in their lifetime…

Women's Rights

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Two-thirds of the world’s children who receive less than four years of education are girls.

Wrongful Imprisonment

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What if you were accused of a crime you didn't commit? Turns out, that is a reality for thousands of…



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LGBTQ month wraps up

Throughout the country, June is LGBTQ pride month. Many cities have celebrated with LGBTQ pride weeks and events. Find out what the celebs have been doing to celebrate gay pride month .


June 19: Juneteenth

Commemorating the end of African slavery in the United States, Juneteenth has become into a national weekend holiday of sorts.

On Thursday, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for slavery in an attempt to take responsibility in the name of the federal government for the capture of and enslavement of Africans for centuries.

After the unanimous consent vote, Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa said, "You wonder why we didn't do it 100 years ago." He added, "It is important to have a collective response to a collective injustice," reports the Washington Post.


Record number of hate crimes against Latinos and gays

While the number of hate crimes tallied by the FBI dropped in 2007 – the most recent year for which data are available – violence against Latinos and gay people bucked the trend.


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