discrimination
2 Sides Cite Discrimination as Battle on Texas Voting Law Heads to Court
*This is very important. What happens in a Corpus Christi, Texas, federal court could put the teeth back into the Voting Rights Act. It’ll be a slow climb, jurisdiction by […]
Discrimination in the Federal Sector: How to Make the System Better
By Jorge Ponce, NewsTaco I’ve often wondered at the low number of findings of discrimination in the federal sector. According to the latest report from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]
The Impartial Processing Of Discrimination Complaints by Federal Agencies – Myth or Reality?
By Jorge E. Ponce, NewsTaco According to the regulations found in the Code of Federal Regulations, “it is the policy of the Government of the United States to provide equal […]
Survey: Majority Of San Diego Latinos Feel Some Discrimination
By Jill Replogle, Fronteras San Diego celebrates its Hispanic roots through food, music and tourist attractions like Old Town, the city’s original settlement when this was still Mexico. But a recent survey commissioned […]
New Report Uncovers Housing Discrimination Against the Latino Community
By National Council of La Raza Every year, there are more than four million incidents of housing discrimination that occur in the United States. Yet these incidents are tremendously underreported, […]
Ex-Target Workers Sue, Allege Race Discrimination
By Associated Press/ABC News Three former Target employees are suing the nation’s second-largest discount chain for discrimination and retaliation, citing alleged racial slurs from managers and a training document that […]
Texas Bank must pay Latino Customers $700,000 to Settle Discrimination
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco You can file this under “Que Sinvergüenzas!” The Texas Champion Bank of Alice, Texas (in South Texas, roughly 50 miles West of Corpus Christi) was caught […]
Latino High School Achievement Affected By Discrimination
By Cynthia Thaler, LIN@R While Latino students represent an increasing share of the public school population in the United States, they continue to struggle academically compared with their peers. According to […]
USDA Settles Discrimination Claims with Latino Farmers
By Matt Kelley, Radio Iowa Click on picture to read story. [Photo by USDAgov]
Feds Won’t Investigate Latino Housing Discrimination
By Nikole Hannah-Jones, ProPublica The four-bedroom house advertised on Craigslist sounded like just what Claire Rembis and her husband had been looking for. It sat on two verdant acres with plenty […]