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Forbes· 2025-07-31 14:48
Brown University has reached a $50 million deal with the federal government that will restore more than $500 million in federal funding the Trump administration had frozen over allegations of discrimination. (Photo: Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images)https://t.co/GiW3qA4RRi https://t.co/DlvFnzTd2B ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-29 19:35
Harvard University won dismissal of claims that it discriminated against female athletes by hosting a 2022 Ivy League swimming championship that included Lia Thomas, a transgender woman who competed for the University of Pennsylvania. https://t.co/3b7x10SX5X ...
Insider the whites-only town in Arkansas: 'You don't let everyone into your home'
NBC News· 2025-07-24 20:10
No blacks, no Jews, no gays. High up in the Ozark Hills in the state of Arkansas, dozens of people have been working hard, building houses and a new type of community. It's called Return to the Land, and it is a town open to white people only.They are millennials and Gen Z, and this is a new update of age-old prejudice. What we've done here is establish a place where we have control over who our neighbors are. And that is just for the sake of preserving, you know, our culture.And that that culture effective ...
Shades of Discrimination: Overcoming Colorism | Monica Peddi | TEDxOlympiaHighSchool
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-23 15:48
Have you ever been told to stay out the sun because it will make youer. Or maybe like me, you noticed that certain shades of skin are celebrating more than others both in the media and sometimes even with our own families. Weve all seen it.Lighter skin somehow is often viewed as better, more desirable and more beautiful. But what happens when this idea creates into our own thoughts, friendships in our communities. That's what I want to talk about today.Thele of unspoken impact of colorism. Colorism simply p ...
What if the trans story is all of our stories? | Forest Britt | TEDxYouth@FranklinSchoolOfInnovation
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-23 15:47
Social Issues and Inclusion - The speaker's personal experience highlights the challenges faced by transgender individuals, including legal restrictions and safety concerns [2] - Sharing personal stories and experiences can be an act of resistance and can empower others facing similar challenges [2][5] - Lack of support for transgender individuals can have catastrophic consequences, with 52% of transmen considering suicide and 18% attempting it in the past year [7] - States that passed anti-trans laws aimed at trans minors saw up to a 72% increase in suicide attempts by transgender and gender non-conforming teens [9] - The trans story can be seen as a universal story of daring to ask "Who am I?" and answering honestly, despite societal shame [11][12] Privilege and Discrimination - Being perceived as male in society carries privilege, as demonstrated by the speaker's experience in a retail setting [14][15] - Black trans artists faced discrimination and were initially denied entry to a performance venue, highlighting the intersection of race and gender identity [16][17] Call to Action - Individuals are urged to assess their power and use their voices, strength, talents, skills, and wealth to uplift those with less privilege [19] - There is a need for people to see, believe, and fight for trans rights, as their story is interconnected with everyone else's [20]
What if the Mirror Lied | Dr.Nina Apra | TEDxKPRIET
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-23 15:26
Hi, I would just request a quick show of hands or some gentle nods to my question. So the question goes as what who all here are afraid to look into the mirror afraid of what they might see. How many of you have hesitated looking into the mirror. Have you.Okay. Thank you for your response. So now what if I told you your mirror is not telling the whole truth. Your mirror is telling lies.Hello, good morning KPI. This is Dr. . Nina Abra.So the mirrors are perpetually deceitful. They just show a pixel of your s ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-21 10:08
A former employee of HSBC in Hong Kong alleges he was racially discriminated against and made redundant after he raised concerns to human resources and senior leadership https://t.co/XdkOj5Q8YS ...
A More Perfect Jury | Erica White | TEDxSouthwestern Law School
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-17 15:09
Imagine you're in a courtroom and before a single piece of evidence is presented, before a single witness takes the stand, your fate has already been decided. Not by the facts of the case, but by the color of your skin. This is something that I have to take into consideration every day as a criminal defense attorney.When you go in to select a juror, you under the Sixth Amendment have the right to an impartial jury trial. What does that mean. It means jurors who are free of biases.Jurors of your peers, peopl ...
Crockett addresses GOP redistricting plan in TX to 'mute' minority voices
MSNBC· 2025-07-15 21:15
They are specifically deciding to splinter the communities of common interest as well as just blatantly say we are going to dilute minority voices. So we know that the courts ever since we've had a voting rights act have always found this state to be intentionally discriminatory. That is what they are going to do.So, I need people of color to understand that the scheme of the Republicans has consistently been to make sure that they mute our voices so that they can go ahead and have an oversized um say in th ...