Sentences with phrase «about racial discrimination»

The catch is that the Fair Housing Act is about racial discrimination, not unconscionable lending behavior per se.

In debates about racial discrimination, the strict scrutiny test is applied to ensure that a government law or policy does not infringe on the rights of an individual.

A former Howrey associate has filed a $ 30 million lawsuit against the firm, accusing higher - ups of firing her after she complained about racial discrimination in Howrey's Brussels office, according to The National Law Journal, an Am Law Daily sibling publication.

The multi-award-winning author also gives context to her life as she writes about racial discrimination, the civil rights movement, and, later, Black Power, but her focus is always on her family.

She gives context to her life as she writes about racial discrimination, the civil rights movement, and, later, Black Power.

In 1962, Dylan wrote «Blowin» in the Wind,» a song that challenged Americans to think about racial discrimination.

And people who are worried about racial discrimination or class discrimination or sexism would prefer that the mind be a blank slate, because then it's impossible by definition for, say, men to be significantly different from women.

William has learned a little about racial discrimination through Martin Luther King Day and conversations we've had about our complicated national history around the Fourth of July.

If you make a complaint about racial discrimination, sexual harassment, or something else that is a violation of the law, HR can not keep quiet.

Not exact matches

For example, Reed says that if the employee in question recently «made complaints of racial or gender discrimination, yet the behavior or performance problem does exist, it's a good idea to talk to an attorney about how you might approach that person.»

The Mormon church was not the only place to not allow blacks Give your head a shake All Americans were a part of racial discrimination not just churches Making this about religion instead of how Obama Failed is just stupid.

Emancipation did not bring about an end to lynchings, segregation, and racial discrimination.

As an African American Christian who grew up in Robertson's neck of the woods with aunts and uncles who absolutely experienced racial discrimination in the 1950s and 60s, I find his comments about happy, singing Black people to be insensitive and unconscionable.

’42 Indeed, women from all three continents, Africa, Asia and Latin America, say that «In the person and praxis of Jesus Christ, women of the three continents find the grounds of our liberation from all discrimination: sexual, racial, social, economic, political and religious... Christology is integrally linked with action on behalf of social justice and the defense of each person's right to life and to a more humane life.43 This means that Christology is about apartheid, sexual exploitation, poverty and oppression.

In light of actual employment practices, the black conservative rhetoric about race - free hiring criteria (usually coupled with a call for dismantling affirmative action mechanisms) does no more than justify actual practices of racial discrimination.

One wonders: do the authors of the Platform themselves agree about whether the «dignity of all persons» is offended by abortion, whether racial quotas honor or violate the principle that «discrimination is abhorrent,» or whether the virtue of «tolerance» requires putting up with obscenity in the music of rock and rap?

The president also noted: «Because concerns have been raised about many aspects of this complex situation — including concerns related to academic freedom, due process, the leaking of confidential information, possible violations of faculty governance, and gender and racial discrimination — I have asked the Board of Trustees to conduct a thorough review.

Organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton, the march and rally was about the Garner case and demands for criminal prosecution of the police officers involved, but also about broader complaints and concerns around policing and racial discrimination in New York and throughout the country.

We wouldn't even be talking about handouts if whites hadn't practiced racial separatism and discrimination.

Two days after becoming the newest symbol of «tea party» politics, Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky thrust himself, his party and the movement into an uncomfortable conversation about the federal government's role in prohibiting racial discrimination and about a period of history that most politicians consider beyond debate.

So far, openly gay senator Tom Duane has already spoken about his hope to have the same rights as everyone else, Ruben Diaz Sr. expressed his opposition to the legislation and preference for a popular referendum, Eric Schneiderman appealed to the ideals of our founding fathers, and African - American Eric Adams passionately and stirringly drew parallels to racial discrimination.

WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with WAMC's Jim Levulis about the relationship between President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination urging the U.S. government to reject racist speech and ideology, and progress on the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.

The researchers found that young men who fell into the «high victim - perpetrator» group were also the young men who felt the most disenfranchised - they had experienced the most racial discrimination, were most aware of institutional discrimination, had the most experiences with the criminal justice system as both victims and suspects, and were the most cynical about politics.

Get to know about the popular couples who've been married for years and the late twosomes who espoused when racial discrimination was the norm in the United States.

It pays attention to issues of racial, religious and gender discrimination without wavering from its main objective: giving us an entertaining film about a couple of guys who are in way over their heads.

Based on Alicia Erian's controversial novel «Towel Head», Nothing Is Private is a comedy about pedophilia and racial discrimination.

Movie 43 may be the most offensive film presented to audiences, with jokes about incest, bestiality, masturbation, menstruation, mutilation, defecation, discrimination (both sexual and racial) and deformity accompanied by a misogynistic and homophobic attitude.

The Center on the Developing Child is particularly concerned about the needs of children who face the cumulative burdens of poverty, maltreatment, violence, racial and ethnic discrimination, and family mental illness.

We are particularly concerned about the needs of children who face the cumulative burdens of poverty, maltreatment, violence, racial and ethnic discrimination, and family mental illness.

They are at a rehearsal for the play they wrote about three channel - surfing friends who get sucked into a television set and witness racial discrimination.

Most of the remainder involve claims of racial discrimination, complaints about the quality of instruction provided English language learners, claims that schools have not provided female students with equal athletic opportunity, and charges that schools have not dealt adequately with sexual violence and other forms of sexual harassment.

«This report calls for a national conversation about racism in the education system, with all players, including government, making a commitment to delivering real change to break down and root out racial discrimination.»

I have also included 2 presentations about the Brexit (Brexit Conversation Ideas and International Day For the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - which covers Britain pre - and post Brexit and its crime rates).

I have also included resources about the Brexit and Racial Discrimination within the UK (The videos discuss the attitudes of some of the British to EU workers in the UK).

The stark racial disparities in suspensions and expulsions raise real concerns about bias and discrimination.

«The problem is that when that is the only way students make sense of affirmative action and diversity,» says Warikoo, «it leads to some perverse outcomes,» including the perception of reverse racial discrimination and anxiety about how others are affecting their success.

Bradley talks about the role of the nation's 10 equity assistance centers, including the IDRA - directed South Central Collaborative for Equity, in addressing these civil rights issues (gender discrimination, sexual abuse, racial hostility, etc.) and working to make schools work for all learners.

Many have posted comments about gender discrimination, racial and religious discrimination but the poor and the physically and mentally challenged often feel the same prejudice because they don't fit in.

The Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, where «The Color Line,» a major exhibition of art by African American artists and historical documents and publications is on view, has removed a children's hand out booklet after criticism about its reference to the «pleasant lives» of some slaves and claim that racial discrimination in the United States ended with the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

She stood there the entire time, acting out a script based on an 8 - hour City Council session from 1991 about an ordinance proposed by councilwoman Dorothy Mae Taylor to end racial and gender discrimination in the private luncheon clubs during Mardi Gras.

In my experience the average person is able to talk about discrimination — maybe even racial discrimination.

The Racial Equity Committee monitors and provides advice about programs that address issues of racism and discrimination in the legal profession and in relation to access to justice, including programs to increase access to the legal profession.

See our comments about the recent racial discrimination suit.

Given that «equality» can mean many different things, and that its pursuit is often ideologically driven, this is not merely about ridding the profession of any lingering racial discrimination — a goal with which we think reasonable people would not take issue.

If you recognise yourself in our Invisible Discriminator campaign video, educate yourself about the impact of racial discrimination.

Soutphommasane explained in detail his concerns about the Federal Government's intention to repeal provisions of the Racial Discrimination Act, and additional reports this week that it might «tinker» with other parts of the Act that «draw a clear and unambiguous line between genuine public debate and hate speech».

The Committee, while noting the explanations provided by the delegation, reiterates its concern about the absence of any entrenched guarantee against racial discrimination that would override the law of the Commonwealth.

«Racial discrimination is as much about impact as intention.

More incongruous is the video from Attorney General George Brandis, talking about his commitment to access to justice (despite great concerns about funding for Indigenous legal services), and to working with the Native Title sector (despite plans to introduce a bill to reverse the effect of a federal court decision regarding the Noongar people), with nary an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander flag in sight nor mention of his support for changes to the Racial Discrimination Act.

It will be interesting to know if mainstream health organisations have also made such a submission, given the growing body of evidence about the impact of racism on health which has led some experts to say that means we need to look at toughening racial discrimination laws, not weakening them.