Published on Jul 7, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act on this day 50 years ago. Meant to eliminate the vast vestiges of injustice, the law bans hiring, firing and paym
Published on Apr 3, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The French president vowed to tackle booming unemployment with the country's youth increasingly turning to its more successful neighbors for jobs. It turns o. British government w
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Mar 24, 2015 A former female employee of Twitter is suing the company over allegations of gender discrimination, claiming the social media giant limits the ability of women to be promoted. Lindsay
Published on May 3, 2015 Residents with non-European names face trouble finding housing.
Israel denying medical equipment and additional aids to children with disabilities is hindering their progress and making it harder for the parent/carer. With the right equipment and positional support children can overcome and work around
Once again NYPD officers have been caught on video tape beating a half sleep homeless man and then arresting him on false charges to meet their quotas. Had this savage beaten not been captured on video tape, this homeless man would be facin
The Supreme Court heard arguments over a provision in the landmark Voting Rights Act, which requires states with a history of racial discrimination to get approval by the Justice Department before making any changes to voting rules. Marcia
Published on Apr 22, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The US Supreme Court has dealt a blow to affirmative action, or positive discrimination as its also known. The decision could have far reaching implications on how students are
Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) is departing the House at the end of this year, but he's trying to force some of his odious anti-gay rhetoric into law before he goes. Earlier this year, he proposed an amendment to the defense budget that would create
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The Departments of Education and Justice together issued new guidance on Wednesday to help public schools administer student discipline without discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin. D
CNN's Sumnima Udas examines the cycle of discrimination against women in India.
In its new study of car insurance rates, the Consumer Federation of America reports that lower-income people pay higher premiums, even if their driving is better than that of their rich neighbors.* People with lower incomes pay more for
2/16/13 For 48 years, the Voting Rights Act has been one of the most prominent pieces of Civil Rights legislation. Its aim: to ensure that people in areas with a history of racial discrimination receive fair treatment when they provided
3/6/13 Thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank work in Israel. For them this bus is an advantage. It's a cheap, fast service. And most of the workers say they prefer not to be on the same bus as Israeli settlers. The Palestinian Aut
Published on Apr 28, 2014 rnPROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM rnDeadspin has acquired an extended, 15-minute version of the conversation between Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his then-girlfriend V. Stiviano. If the original nine-minute ta
Provided by http://cnnnext.com Also, Paula Deen has won a major legal victory. A federal judge has thrown out a racial discrimination suit brought by a former employee.
Provided by http://cnnnext.com German MPs released a damning report into a series of neo-Nazi murders, saying incompetence across the board led to failures in investigating the NSU far-right terrorist cell. The 1,000 page report highlig
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM As more revelations come to light about the National Security Agency, we speak to civil-right attorney Abdeen Jabara, co-founder of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. He was involved in a ground
Published on Oct 14, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Marches continued in Ferguson, MO on Monday, with protesters descending on several Walmarts to demonstrate against police violence and what they call racial discrimination by law en
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM A lawsuit against Comcast, Time Warner Cable Inc., Rev. Al Sharpton and the NAACP alleges that the media companies discriminated against black-owned businesses and paid activists like Sharpton to “whitewash”
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Mar 25, 2015 Two LAPD officers who fatally shot an unarmed man in 2010 were awarded a total of nearly $4 million last week in a discrimination lawsuit that accused the department of treating them
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Apr 15, 2015 Indiana governor Mike Pence has set the nation on the path back to the 1800’s with his recently signed religious freedom bill. That bill has given businesses the ability to discrimin
ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) In his weekly address, President Obama celebrated progress on LGBT rights, but says more needs to be done for equality, acceptance, and tolerance of the gay community. On Friday, Obama designated the site
This is the 2020 movie The Banker, which tells a true entrepreneurial story. In the United States in the 1950s, a black man who suffered from discrimination worked hard in a world dominated by whites and built a business empire. There is co
