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Asian Americans spent decades seeking fair education. Then the right stole the narrative

Affirmative action opponents have used racial scapegoating to reframe the national debate, exploiting middle-class fears

The Guardian - US

Ghanaian artist Joseph Kojo Hoggar brings his first monographic exhibition to Paris

In tonight's edition: Fresh clashes erupt near the eastern Congolese city of Goma as an armed vigilante group attacks M23 rebel positions. Also, African migrants in Tunisia say they don't know where to turn, following months of widespread discrimination and attacks against them. Finally, we meet Ghanaian artist Joseph Kojo…

France 24

Texas House passes CROWN Act, which would ban hairstyle discrimination

The bill seeks to ban discrimination based on certain hairstyles — like braids, dreadlocks and twists — in schools, workplaces and housing.

The Texas Tribune

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French police probe threats, hatred as LGBTQ icon forced to cancel show

French-Moroccan singer-songwriter Bilal Hassani has filed several legal complaints for incitement to hatred, violence and discrimination. The performer was forced to cancel a concert in the eastern French city of Metz last week after threats from religious and right-wing groups.

Radio France Internationale

Parents raise enough funds for legal challenge on autism diagnosis controversy

Parents' group Assess For Autism said they believed the new policy potentially breached disability discrimination laws

Bristol Post

Brian Merchant: Are you a victim of algorithmic wage discrimination? If not, just wait

If you've ever worked for an on-demand app platform, or for Amazon, or even as an independent contractor at all in the last few years, there's a good chance that you've been discriminated against — by an algorithm.

Los Angeles Times

Leonard Greene: Donald Trump says he’s a victim of ‘reverse racism’ — but there is no such thing

Even if you bought for a minute that Black prosecutors in New York are targeting former President Donald Trump because he is white, his characterization of their motivation is way off base.

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Experiments with paid menstrual leave, but no consensus on making it French law

The Parisian suburb of Saint Ouen is the first French city to give women paid sick leave for period pain. But while several lawmakers want France to follow Spain in voting a national law on menstrual leave, there are concerns such a measure could backfire and increase gender discrimination.

Radio France Internationale

Colombian convicted for racism directed at nation's Black VP

A 62-year-old woman has been convicted of discrimination and harassment on for making racist comments about Colombia’s first Black vice president during an antigovernment protest last year

The Independent UK

Cisco still faces caste bias suit; engineers' case dismissed

The California Civil Rights Department has dismissed its caste discrimination lawsuit against two Cisco engineers

The Independent UK

Racism warning as data shows one in three people from ethnic minorities have faced abuse

A major study said the UK has “strikingly high” levels of abuse after finding widespread discrimination in the workplace, education, housing and dealings with police

Daily Mirror

Australia’s public servants reported hundreds of bullying allegations in recent months

Volume of allegations suggests harassment and discrimination remains a problem within the government workforce

The Guardian - AU

Britain ‘not close to being a racially just society’, finds two-year research project

Exclusive: More than a third of people from ethnic and religious minorities have experienced racially motivated assault, data shows

The Guardian - UK

The power of language: How rhetoric awareness can combat hiring bias and discrimination

I first realized the usefulness of literary theory to the issue of hiring discrimination when I came across an article about a permanent resident struggling to find employment in architecture, her field of expertise, in Canada.

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The Guardian - UK

Landlords demanding renters send photo, CV and character references

Prospective tenants are being asked to provide personal details in order to secure a contract, raising fears of discrimination

Daily Mirror

Cops warned calling veggie colleagues 'turnips' could constitute discrimination

Officers at West Midlands Police referring to vegetarians colleagues as 'veg heads' and 'mushroom heads' have been told these jibes could be considered offensive

Broadcasting & Cable

Judge Denies Dish Motion To Remove 17 Words From Circle City Suit Decision

Opinion omitted any secret details, ruling says

The National (Scotland)

Over 100,000 people sign petition telling Tories not to amend Equality Act

The UK Government is reportedly considering amending the Equality Act to define sex as 'biological rather than gender'

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The Independent UK

Biden proposal would limit bans targeting transgender, nonbinary athletes

The administration’s proposed rule for Title IX antidiscrimination laws would prevent states from ‘categorically’ banning trans student athletes

Liverpool Echo

Labour councillor said she'll 'fight' for area as she takes on her own party

Cllr Yvonne Nolan said she had been dropped by the Labour Party after speaking up about disability discrimination

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court says 12-year-old transgender girl may compete against girls in West Virginia

WASHINGTON — In its first decision involving transgender students and sports, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused West Virginia’s bid to bar a 12-year-old transgender girl from competing on the girl’s track team at her middle school.

Daily Mirror

ECB ban 'banter' from dressing rooms following Yorkshire racism scandal

ECB chief Richard Gould has insisted cricket will no longer tolerate discrimination under the guise of "banter" after the Yorkshire racism scandal

Tech&Learning

What is Health At Every Size? What Educators Need to Know

Health at Every Size may get better results without the stigma by focusing on overall health and wellness rather than weight .

The Independent UK

Bullying and racialised experiences emerge in report into British equestrianism

British Equestrian chief executive Jim Eyre vowed to see “a vibrant equestrian community free from discrimination”.

Fortune

ADL: ‘Antisemitism is on the rise across America–and it’s creeping into the workplace’

American Jews are feeling the weight of rising discrimination–in society and at work, warns the Anti-Defamation League.

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