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Q&A: Everyday experiences of racial discrimination tied to serious mental illness, study finds

SEATTLE — A group of men and women sat close together in a conference room at Asian Counseling and Referral Service in Rainier Valley recently, sharing stories about anti-Asian hate and other suffering they’d experienced during the pandemic.

Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022

Funding for school lunches in jeopardy as GOP officials sue over anti-discrimination rule

More than 20 Republican attorneys general are suing the federal government over a Department of Agriculture programme

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

Lesbian barrister wins discrimination case against chambers over gender-critical views

Allison Bailey took action against her employer and LGBT charity Stonewall after complaints about her views on transgender issues

Wales Online · Jul 27, 2022

Texas suing USDA over requirement to add LGBTQ protections to nutrition programs’ nondiscrimination policies

The USDA Food and Nutrition Service announced in May that it would expand its definition of sexual discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation. Paxton and other attorneys general are suing in response.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 27, 2022

Deciphering cosmic cornrows

Whether braids or natural textures, Black hair in futuristic or fantasy settings signal belonging and knowledge

Salon · Jul 26, 2022

Former employee accuses Collin College of racial discrimination in fourth recent lawsuit against the school

Swee Lian Wee claims she was denied a promotion based on race and that school leaders created a hostile work environment.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 26, 2022

No end to caste-based discrimination, says Marathi writer Sharankumar Limbale

‘It has spread its wings in universities too’

The Hindu · Jul 26, 2022

What is Title IX? 4 essential reads

It has been five decades since President Richard Nixon signed Title IX of the Civil Rights Act into law. This 1972 federal law prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexuality and gender identity in schools or any educational programs that receive federal funding.

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2022

Family alleging racist encounter at SeaWorld-owned Sesame Place hires Ben Crump

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Black family who alleges their young children faced racial discrimination from a costumed performer at Sesame Place Philadelphia earlier this month has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is calling on its parent company, Orlando-based SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, to make amends.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 25, 2022

State agency charges Grand Rapids Police Department with discrimination

DETROIT — The state of Michigan has filed discrimination charges against the Grand Rapids Police Department in two separate cases, while continuing to investigate more than two dozen other complaints against the department.

Tribune News Service · Jul 25, 2022