A collection of stories tagged 'discrimination' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:49:29 EST A pioneering political leader in the fight against apartheid, for 13 years Suzman was the sole representative in South Africa's all-white Parliament to reject race discrimination. She died Thursday at 91. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/61572 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98958054&ft=1&f=1021 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:02:00 EST Women still earn much less than men, and minority women fall even lower on the pay scale. This, according to a new report by Women's Way advocacy group. Valorie Rawlston Wilson, a scholar with the National Urban League Policy Institute, and Melissa Weiler Gerber, executive director of A Woman's Way, discuss gender discrimination in pay. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/60780 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98374286&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST Liane Hansen and NPR News Analyst Juan Williams continue their series of discussions on the civil rights milestones that led to the election of Barack Obama. They discuss the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case, and the state of racial discrimination in the U.S. leading up to that time. That includes reluctance to pass anti-lynching legislation, A. Philip Randolph's threat to Franklin D Roosevelt to organize a march on Washington if military industries did not hire blacks, segregation in the military, and the paltry representation of blacks in U.S. politics. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/60605 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98240430&ft=1&f=1012 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST Unfair housing practices may be deepening the foreclosure crisis, according to a new report by The National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Commission member Myron Orfield is joined by Wade Henderson, of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, to explain the findings. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/60345 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97995767&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:08:00 EST Iraqis of African descent in the southern port city of Basra say they're still discriminated against because of the color of their skin. Long relegated to menial jobs or work as musicians and dancers, some have recently formed a group to advance their civil rights. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/59267 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96977550&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:16:00 EST A judge in New York threw out a suit against ladies' night. Roy Den Hollander claims that cheap drinks for women discriminate against men. His case came before a female judge, who told him to get lost. In Iowa City, Iowa, a cop told a drunken man to get lost. The 21-year-old said the officer looked like he needed a hug. The cop warned him off. But even though it caused his arrest, Luke Schreder bravely gave that hug. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/56579 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95204061&ft=1&f=1051 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT The U.S. House of Representatives issued an unprecedented apology to black Americans on Tuesday for the institution of slavery and subsequent Jim Crows laws that for years discriminated against blacks. Rep. Steve Cohen, a Democrat from Tennessee, drafted the resolution and explains its timing. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/53444 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93059465&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT A Justice Department report finds that aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales illegally discriminated against job applicants who weren't Republican or conservative loyalists. The report concludes that politics illegally influenced the hiring of career prosecutors and immigration judges. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/53366 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93018402&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT German lawmakers are considering extending the right to vote to all of its citizens — even those in diapers. Its legal voting age now is 18, or 16 in some areas. "Kinder voting" is designed to eliminate discrimination against minors. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52473 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92442931&ft=1&f=1051 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT There was a time when African Americans weren't allowed to join the American Medical Association. The AMA apologized for policies of discrimination and racial inequality in its past. Why now? http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52419 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92415025&ft=1&f=1007 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EDT The Supreme Court is making it easier for older workers to win age-discrimination cases. Thursday, the court ruled that when a company harms older workers more than younger ones, it must show the action wasn't taken because of age. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/51301 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91724089&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EDT The "sea rocket" shows preferential treatment to plants that are its kin. Evolutionary plant ecologist Susan Dudley of McMaster University in Ontario discusses her discovery. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/50726 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91356794&ft=1&f=1007 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:00:00 EDT Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. discriminates against the blind by producing currency that is not user-friendly for the visually impaired. A host of other countries incorporate shapes, colors and textures to help people identify denominations. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/50075 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90916767&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 28 May 2008 17:17:00 EDT The number of women in political offices around the world is at an all time high. But some question whether women in America and other countries still face discrimination and other hurdles in pursuing political careers. A roundtable of advocates who promote women as political leaders discuss what progress has been made, and what challenges remain. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/50040 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90883424&ft=1&f=1012 Wed, 28 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT Ruling on two separate cases, the Supreme Court upholds the concept that retaliation is a form of discrimination. It's a position that the high court has held for 40 years, but these cases were the first of their kind to reach the current court. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49999 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90864875&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 27 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled the Treasury Department is discriminating against the blind by printing money that's indistinguishable to the blind. U.S. paper money is all the same size, and there are no tactile features that would make it possible for a blind person to distinguish, say, a $10 bill from a $20. The decision could force the Treasury Department to redesign U.S. bills. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49607 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90645098&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 20 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT FBI agents on Tuesday raid the Office of the Special Counsel, the agency that investigates whistleblower and discrimination complaints by federal employees. The FBI is examining allegations of political misconduct by agency employees. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48843 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90231909&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 06 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT The House voted Thursday to give final approval to a landmark bill that would bar discrimination in health insurance and employment on the basis of a person's genetic information. The bill has been 13 years in the making; President Bush is expected to sign it. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48625 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90127356&ft=1&f=1012 Fri, 02 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT A bill that would ban employers and insurance companies from using genetic information to make hiring and coverage decisions passed in the Senate 95-0 on Thursday. Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), the bill's main sponsor, talks about genetic discrimination — she first proposed the legislation 13 years ago. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48530 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90072102&ft=1&f=1027 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:02:00 EDT The Senate passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act on Thursday. It mandates equal treatment in employment and insurance. Congressional observers say the House will likely pass the bill. If it reaches his desk, President Bush plans to sign it. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48263 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89933876&ft=1&f=1007 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:00:00 EDT The Senate has passed a bill banning employers and insurers from discrimination based on DNA tests. The bill would bar health insurance companies from using genetic information to set premiums or determine enrollment eligibility. Similarly, employers could not use genetic information in hiring, firing or promotion decisions. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48256 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89934197&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT The Senate has unanimously passed a bill more than a decade in the making that scientists say could help herald the age of personalized medicine. It would outlaw insurance or employment discrimination based on a person's genetics, which may make people less worried about being tested. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48233 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89922198&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT The Senate begins debate on a bill that would overturn a Supreme Court ruling in an equal pay lawsuit. The Supreme Court said the claim should have been filed sooner. Congressional Democrats want to pass legislation allowing such lawsuits regardless of when the alleged discrimination occurred. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48170 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89886016&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT Last week, parliament voted to formally apologize to Australia's indigenous people for past suffering. Now, Aborigine representatives have launched compensation lawsuits for victims of discrimination policies between 1910 and the late '70s. So far, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has ruled out any form of compensation. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45458 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19211112&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case testing whether workers who claim they are fired for complaining about racial discrimination may sue for damages under a key civil rights statute. The case is one of three retaliation claims the court has agreed to hear. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45430 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19188827&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:25:00 EST