discrimination
Pact May End Long-Standing Arizona School Discrimination
By Hispanically Speaking News Groups representing black and Latino plaintiffs have reached an agreement with the Tucson Unified School District that could bring closure to a 1974 lawsuit over racial […]
Minority Youth Face Worse Health Due To More Discrimination
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC, June 11, 2012 — An Indiana University study found that teens and young adults who are members of multiple minority or disadvantaged groups face more discrimination […]
Despite High Unemployment, Hiring Discrimination Remains
By David Elliot, otherwords.org Many people know that some 14 million Americans, officially about 9 percent of the nation’s work force, are unemployed. Another 12 million are under-employed. That means […]
Latino Families Face Housing Discrimination In California
So get this, in some cities outside of Los Angeles there is an active, funded, pointed campaign to harass Latino and African-American families who receive Section 8 housing subsidies to […]
Discrimination Against Gay Immigrants
Imagine. if you can, discrimination inside an immigration detention facility. That would be like a swift kick at a slap festival. But that’s exactly what’s been happening at several immigration […]
L.A.’s Border Between Racism And Discrimination
Some establishments address me in English and Spanish as well, but there is a third party that speaks to me in a loud monosyllabic Spanish reminiscent of how ignorant people […]
Latino Cops in Orange County, CA, Sue for Discrimination
Three Latino police officers have been trying to move up the career ladder in Westminster, California, but they haven’t gotten very far. They’ve been passed-up repeatedly in favor of less experienced officers. The only […]
NewsTaco To Go: Census, Wisconsin Unions, Job Discrimination, Egypt And BP
Census data released in Texas show that 89% of the state’s growth over the past decade was made up by minorities, specifically Latinos. Wisconsin has been taken over by pro-union protestors, […]
Same old discrimination story in new places
Just when you thought we’d taken forward steps… The problem with Latino immigrant expansion, with Latino communities springing up where there’d never been Latinos before, is that their presence engenders […]
Government Relief Less Likely To Reach Latino Businesses
Latino communities may face a generational setback in growing wealth, as the pandemic-driven downturn exacerbates an already present gap in funding for their small businesses. Juan Rios sits among the […]