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Abortion, civil rights top issues Americans would risk arrest to protest: Poll
By Lauren Sforza On May 8th, 2024 The latest USA Today/Suffolk University poll found Americans were evenly split when asked if they would risk arrest for any political issue, 48 percent to 48 percent. About 8.3 percent of respondents listed women’s rights and the right to an abortion when asked what political issue, if any, they would risk…
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Stitt executive order ends decades-old Oklahoma women’s leadership program
By Barbara Hoberock of Oklahoma Voice On May 6, 2024 A University of Oklahoma program that has trained hundreds of female leaders will shutter because of a gubernatorial executive order that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The National Education for Women’s Leadership program, which started more than 20 years ago, will end because of…
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HR body attacked over self-ID policy on women’s toilets
By Lucy Burton On May 5, 2024 A leading industry group is facing scrutiny over guidance relating to whether self-identifying transgender women can use single-sex spaces. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which represents HR professionals, has been singled out for advice that says it is “discrimination” to refuse a transgender person access to…
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Pregnant runner wins half marathon, outpacing 8,000 others: ‘Women have superpowers’
By Emily Van de Riet On May 6, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS (WNDU/Gray News) – A runner who is 23 weeks pregnant took first place in a half marathon in Indianapolis over the weekend. Anna Rohrer, 27, successfully defended her title as the women’s champion in the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon on Saturday, organizers said in a news…
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Jewish and pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University accuse school officials of discrimination in competing complaints
Escalating protests over Israel’s military operation in Gaza have become deeply personal for students at the elite university who say administrators are failing to protect them. By Alicia Victoria Lozano and Melissa Chan On April 29, 2024 Students at Columbia University have filed dueling discrimination complaints as confrontations between pro-Palestinian protesters and counterprotesters continue. Combined,…
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‘Where’s Ronald Greene’s justice?’: 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist’s deadly arrest
By Jim Mustian On May 10, 2024 Mona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into her son’s deadly arrest by Louisiana State Police troopers, an anguish only compounded by the fact that nearly every other major civil rights case during that time has passed her by. It…
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California man who drove into crowd at Stop Asian Hate rally sentenced to 1 year in prison
Steve Lee Dominguez pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge after driving his car through a red light, narrowly missing protesters. By Sakshi Venkatraman On May 9, 2024 A California man who pleaded guilty to driving a car into a crowd of “Stop Asian Hate” protesters was sentenced to a year in prison on…
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Southeast Asian Americans face the brunt of racist attacks among Asians in U.S., new study finds
While many Americans believe anti-Asian hate has passed, experts say many communities are still living in fear. By Sakshi Venkatraman On May 1, 2024 Southeast Asian Americans face assault, verbal abuse and threats more than any other Asian American group, a new report by advocacy group The Asian American Foundation revealed. The report, which surveyed…
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Hawaii Police Officer Who Alleged Racial Discrimination by Chief Settles for $350K, Agrees to Retire
A county in Hawaii has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the police chief discriminated against a captain for being Japanese American By Associated Press On April 4, 2024 A county in Hawaii has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the police chief of discriminating against a…
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