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My Next Task

if you would like to give a hand, you are very welcome her is the task that I work in and I am gonna finish it in the next 2 weeks 1- Laws that protect against discrimination 2-reports Shows Number of hatred crimes and discrimination on local county on state range Amnisty (UN Reports) 3- […]

Civil Rights Activists

Civil rights activists, known for their fight against social injustice and their lasting impact on the lives of all oppressed people, include Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, W.E.B. Du Bois and Malcolm X. READ MORE: Martin Luther King Jr. and 8 Black Activists Who Led the Civil Rights Movement this one of the best website I found for […]

The civil rights movement is remembered as a heroic struggle against injustice led by charismatic men. That is not the whole story.

The civil rights movement is remembered as a heroic struggle against injustice led by charismatic men. That is not the whole story. King’s soaring rhetoric and Malcolm’s unflinching social critiques have supplanted recollection of the significant work performed by legions of local leaders, whose grassroots organizational style more closely resembled the efforts of Black Lives Matter activists and other […]

A New Civil Rights Agenda: A New Leadership Is Making a Difference

ew issues in American life have been as intransigent as race. In every century, race has presented the nation its greatest paradoxes, challenges, and opportunities, calling into question time and again the principle of equality on which it was founded. During the 1950s and 1960s, the golden era of civil rights activism, the civil rights […]

United’s Young Flyer Discount Challenged For Age Discrimination

On Tuesday, two travelers filed a law-suit against United Airlines in a California court, asking $5 million in damages. The reason? They felt discriminated against for not being able to participate in United’s “Young Flyer” discount campaign.A class-act lawsuit was filed on Tuesday against United Airlines for age discrimination. Photo: Getty Images We have heard […]

United Airlines Pays Over $1 Million to Settle a Disability Discrimination Case, Must Change Practices

I received a press release this afternoon from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission trumpeting a settlement they secured from United Airlines. Apparently the airline should have given preference to disabled employees wanting to transfer jobs, rather than to the most qualified candidates for those open positions Apparently the airline should have given preference to disabled […]

Court Upholds Award of Back Pay for Employee Subjected to Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation.

In Blakey v. Continental Airlines, Inc. , 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2532 (D.N.J. 1998), the jury sitting in United States District Court in Newark, New Jersey, a federal court returned a verdict in favor of a former female pilot who sued her employer for sexual harassment, awarding the employee $480,000 in back pay, $15,000 in front pay […]