The first step for anti-racist education is admitting that racism exists
The first step for anti-racist education is admitting that racism exists
Only a small sign next to the old building’s doorbell indicates that I’m in the right place: at SOS Racismo’s headquarters. As I knock on the door, Mamadou Ba, head of the association, opens first the old-fashioned peephole, checks who’s coming and then lets me in.
SOS Racismo will soon celebrate its 30th anniversary, and it is the best known anti-racist association in the country. The association’s office has shelves full of anti-racist literature and filing cabinets packed with documents concerning issues such as racist police violence cases – the European Council recently urged Portugal to tackle police violence that often targets those of African descent and immigrants.
For Ba, education is one of the principal areas of anti-racist work, and it has been on the agenda of the association since its foundation.
Read more at: Elm Magazine
Only a small sign next to the old building’s doorbell indicates that I’m in the right place: at SOS Racismo’s headquarters. As I knock on the door, Mamadou Ba, head of the association, opens first the old-fashioned peephole, checks who’s coming and then lets me in. SOS Racismo will soon celebrate its 30th anniversary, and it is the best known anti-racist association in the country. The association’s office has shelves full of anti-racist literature and filing cabinets packed with documents concerning issues such as racist police violence cases – the European Council recently urged Portugal to tackle police violence that often targets those of African descent and immigrants. For Ba, education is one of the principal areas of anti-racist work, and it has been on the agenda of the association since its foundation. For Ba, education is one of the principal areas of anti-racist work, and it has been on the agenda of the association since its foundation.
Examples of Pregnancy Discrimination at Work and How to Fight It
Examples of Pregnancy Discrimination at Work and How to Fight It
When speaking on the topic of general equality at work and the various types of discrimination that women in particular face in today’s society, pregnancy discrimination is one of the big issues that is often underrepresented in these types of discussions.
Women account for over 50% of the U.S. workforce and according to The American Community Survey (ACS), working mothers account for 32% of all working women.
Additionally, recent data shows that prenatal care, pregnancy, and caretaking affect many of the work-related decisions that working mothers have to make during the course of their careers.
It should then be clear to employers who want to build a well-balanced and successful business why reducing potential stressors and maintaining working mothers’ motivation to stay employed during and after pregnancy is so vital.
Read more at: Embroker
When speaking on the topic of general equality at work and the various types of discrimination that women in particular face in today’s society, pregnancy discrimination is one of the big issues that is often underrepresented in these types of discussions. Women account for over 50% of the U.S. workforce and according to The American Community Survey (ACS), working mothers account for 32% of all working women. Additionally, recent data shows that prenatal care, pregnancy, and caretaking affect many of the work-related decisions that working mothers have to make during the course of their careers. It should then be clear to employers who want to build a well-balanced and successful business why reducing potential stressors and maintaining working mothers’ motivation to stay employed during and after pregnancy is so vital. It should then be clear to employers who want to build a well-balanced and successful business why reducing potential stressors and maintaining working mothers’ motivation to stay employed during and after pregnancy is so vital.
Black renters in New Orleans face discrimination more than half the time
Black renters in New Orleans face discrimination more than half the time
A Black person inquiring about an apartment called an agent about an advertised place to rent, and a white person in New Orleans did the same two hours later. According to a new report from the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center, in the test scenario that the center arranged, the agent wouldn’t show the advertised place to the Black person but invited the white person to view it.
The fair housing center, which investigates housing discrimination, conducted 75 paired tests in the greater New Orleans area and concluded that “African American testers experienced differential treatment 57 percent of the time.”
That differential treatment can include a refusal to rent — as in the example above — but it can also include Black renters being told of fewer available units than white renters, agents making discouraging remarks to them about the property, agents steering potential Black renters to other properties, failing to follow up with them after a showing or offering white renters better terms.
Read more at: Louisiana Weekly
A Black person inquiring about an apartment called an agent about an advertised place to rent, and a white person in New Orleans did the same two hours later. According to a new report from the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center, in the test scenario that the center arranged, the agent wouldn’t show the advertised place to the Black person but invited the white person to view it. The fair housing center, which investigates housing discrimination, conducted 75 paired tests in the greater New Orleans area and concluded that “African American testers experienced differential treatment 57 percent of the time.” That differential treatment can include a refusal to rent — as in the example above — but it can also include Black renters being told of fewer available units than white renters, agents making discouraging remarks to them about the property, agents steering potential Black renters to other properties, failing to follow up with them after a showing or offering white renters better terms.
Racism literally ages Black Americans faster, according to our 25-year study
Racism literally ages Black Americans faster, according to our 25-year study
I’m part of a research team that has been following more than 800 Black American families for almost 25 years. We found that people who had reported experiencing high levels of racial discrimination when they were young teenagers had significantly higher levels of depression in their 20s than those who hadn’t. This elevated depression, in turn, showed up in their blood samples, which revealed accelerated ageing on a cellular level.
Our research is not the first to show Black Americans live sicker lives and die younger than other racial or ethnic groups. The experience of constant and accumulating stress due to racism throughout an individual’s lifetime can wear and tear down the body – literally “getting under the skin” to affect health.
These findings highlight how stress from racism, particularly experienced early in life, can affect the mental and physical health disparities seen among Black Americans.
Read more at: The Guardian
I’m part of a research team that has been following more than 800 Black American families for almost 25 years. We found that people who had reported experiencing high levels of racial discrimination when they were young teenagers had significantly higher levels of depression in their 20s than those who hadn’t. This elevated depression, in turn, showed up in their blood samples, which revealed accelerated ageing on a cellular level. Our research is not the first to show Black Americans live sicker lives and die younger than other racial or ethnic groups. The experience of constant and accumulating stress due to racism throughout an individual’s lifetime can wear and tear down the body – literally “getting under the skin” to affect health. These findings highlight how stress from racism, particularly experienced early in life, can affect the mental and physical health disparities seen among Black Americans.
Facebook sued for ‘denying opportunities to US workers’
Facebook sued for ‘denying opportunities to US workers’
The US Department of Justice has accused Facebook of discriminating against American workers by giving hiring preferences to immigrants.
A lawsuit alleges the social media firm refused to recruit, consider or hire qualified and available Americans for more than 2,600 positions.
Those jobs instead went to foreigners on temporary visas, the lawsuit says.
Facebook disputed the allegations, but said it was co-operating with the department.
The lawsuit concerns Facebook’s use of temporary H-1B visas, which are often used by tech companies to bring highly skilled foreign workers to the US.
Read more at: BBC News
The US Department of Justice has accused Facebook of discriminating against American workers by giving hiring preferences to immigrants. A lawsuit alleges the social media firm refused to recruit, consider or hire qualified and available Americans for more than 2,600 positions. Those jobs instead went to foreigners on temporary visas, the lawsuit says. Facebook disputed the allegations, but said it was co-operating with the department. The lawsuit concerns Facebook’s use of temporary H-1B visas, which are often used by tech companies to bring highly skilled foreign workers to the US. The US Department of Justice has accused Facebook of discriminating against American workers by giving hiring preferences to immigrants. A lawsuit alleges the social media firm refused to recruit, consider or hire qualified and available Americans for more than 2,600 positions. Those jobs instead went to foreigners on temporary visas, the lawsuit says. Facebook disputed the allegations, but said it was co-operating with the department. The lawsuit concerns Facebook’s use of temporary H-1B visas, which are often used by tech companies to bring highly skilled foreign workers to the US.
The lawsuit concerns Facebook’s use of temporary H-1B visas, which are often used by tech companies to bring highly skilled foreign workers to the US.
Katherine Heigl explains how she discusses racism and racial injustice with her children during appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show
Katherine Heigl explains how she discusses racism and racial injustice with her children during appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show
Katherine Heigl had some choice words to say about how she raises her daughters.
In an interview on the Thursday episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the 42-year-old actress spoke about how she has been using her time with her kids to have some important conversations about race.
The Grey’s Anatomy alum adopted two daughters, Nancy Leigh being from South Korea, and Adelaide, of African-American heritage, was born in Louisiana; Heigl also shares a three-year-old son named Joshua with husband Josh Kelley.
When prompted by Clarkson, the actress noted that the initial talks were difficult, and that she did not know how to initially broach the conversation with her kids.
‘I didn’t know how to say “there will be people in this world that don’t like you simply because of the color of your skin.”‘
Read more at: Daily mail
Katherine Heigl had some choice words to say about how she raises her daughters. In an interview on the Thursday episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the 42-year-old actress spoke about how she has been using her time with her kids to have some important conversations about race. The Grey’s Anatomy alum adopted two daughters, Nancy Leigh being from South Korea, and Adelaide, of African-American heritage, was born in Louisiana; Heigl also shares a three-year-old son named Joshua with husband Josh Kelley. When prompted by Clarkson, the actress noted that the initial talks were difficult, and that she did not know how to initially broach the conversation with her kids. ‘I didn’t know how to say “there will be people in this world that don’t like you simply because of the color of your skin.”‘
‘Can’t let it defeat you’: Black women’s stories of racism faced in Corporate America
‘Can’t let it defeat you’: Black women’s stories of racism faced in Corporate America
Black women from the corporate world share their painful experiences with racism in the workplace, where they are sometimes told they are token hires.
It was the kind of room Janelle Coleman was used to walking into, one that was filled with white men. She was the only Black person and the only woman.
She had just been promoted to a vice president at a major company that year, in 2010, and was taking the place of her predecessor, a white man, on a community group of prominent corporate leaders.
The leader of the group looked around the room and asked the other white men who would be filling the open spot.
They nervously stared at one another and reminded him that Coleman was the group’s new member and that’s why she was in the room. The leader said nothing and moved on with the meeting. Coleman seethed for the next two hours, full of shock and resentment.
Read more at: Dispatch
Black women from the corporate world share their painful experiences with racism in the workplace, where they are sometimes told they are token hires. It was the kind of room Janelle Coleman was used to walking into, one that was filled with white men. She was the only Black person and the only woman. She had just been promoted to a vice president at a major company that year, in 2010, and was taking the place of her predecessor, a white man, on a community group of prominent corporate leaders. The leader of the group looked around the room and asked the other white men who would be filling the open spot.
Selena Gomez says she experienced ‘a sliver of racism’ growing up
Selena Gomez says she experienced ‘a sliver of racism’ growing up
Selena Gomez, who has both Italian and Mexican roots, said she was exposed to racism at a young age.
The Texas native’s mother, Mandy Teefey, is of Italian descent, and her father, Ricardo Joel Gomez, was born in the US shortly after his parents crossed the border from Mexico in the 1970s.
“I’ve had a sliver of dealing with [racism] growing up, especially with my dad,” the 28-year-old said in People’s “People of the Year” cover story on Wednesday.
Gomez, who endorsed President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris ahead of the 2020 presidential election, said that her heritage inspired her to encourage others to vote.
“When it came to telling people to vote, I felt like it was my duty,” she explained.
The former Disney star used her massive online platform to spread awareness about the 2020 election, featuring guests like Harris, former First Lady Michelle Obama, and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams on her Instagram.
Read more at: Insider
Selena Gomez, who has both Italian and Mexican roots, said she was exposed to racism at a young age. The Texas native’s mother, Mandy Teefey, is of Italian descent, and her father, Ricardo Joel Gomez, was born in the US shortly after his parents crossed the border from Mexico in the 1970s. “I’ve had a sliver of dealing with [racism] growing up, especially with my dad,” the 28-year-old said in People’s “People of the Year” cover story on Wednesday. Gomez, who endorsed President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris ahead of the 2020 presidential election, said that her heritage inspired her to encourage others to vote. “When it came to telling people to vote, I felt like it was my duty,” she explained.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib scrubs anti-Semitic tweet from profile
Rep. Rashida Tlaib scrubs anti-Semitic tweet from profile
Screenshots of Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-Mich.) Twitter dated Sunday show the “Squad” member had retweeted a post containing an anti-semitic slogan for the elimination of the State of Israel, but the retweet is now gone from her page.
Originally posted by user @RashaMK, the tweet included an illustration of two women, one holding up a peace sign and one holding up a fist, with what appears to be Palestine behind them.
On the drawing were the words “International day of solidarity with the Palestinian people.” The caption on the tweet, meanwhile, read “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
The phrase “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” first rose to prominence as the slogan of the Palestine Liberation Organization during its founding in 1964. It refers to the notion that the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea should be entirely under Arab control, with a Jewish state eliminated.
Read more at: NY Post
Screenshots of Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-Mich.) Twitter dated Sunday show the “Squad” member had retweeted a post containing an anti-semitic slogan for the elimination of the State of Israel, but the retweet is now gone from her page. Originally posted by user @RashaMK, the tweet included an illustration of two women, one holding up a peace sign and one holding up a fist, with what appears to be Palestine behind them. On the drawing were the words “International day of solidarity with the Palestinian people.” The caption on the tweet, meanwhile, read “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” The phrase “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” first rose to prominence as the slogan of the Palestine Liberation Organization during its founding in 1964. It refers to the notion that the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea should be entirely under Arab control, with a Jewish state eliminated.
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Settles Part Of Gender Discrimination Suit
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Settles Part Of Gender Discrimination Suit
The U.S. Soccer Federation has reached a proposed settlement with the Women’s National Team in a legal battle over working conditions but a dispute over equal pay with that of their male counterparts continues.
The agreement, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday, is a partial victory for the World Cup champion U.S. women’s soccer team, who will see an improvement in hotel accommodations, venues, travel and staffing that will put them on equal footing with players on the Men’s National Team.
“This is a good day. I hope everyone sees that we are a new U.S. Soccer,” U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone told reporters in a press conference.
She noted a slew of internal personnel changes, including herself and new CEO Will Wilson, saying their “fresh approach” is helping to rebuild the strained relationship between the players and the federation.
Read more at: npr
The U.S. Soccer Federation has reached a proposed settlement with the Women’s National Team in a legal battle over working conditions but a dispute over equal pay with that of their male counterparts continues. The agreement, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday, is a partial victory for the World Cup champion U.S. women’s soccer team, who will see an improvement in hotel accommodations, venues, travel and staffing that will put them on equal footing with players on the Men’s National Team. “This is a good day. I hope everyone sees that we are a new U.S. Soccer,” U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone told reporters in a press conference. She noted a slew of internal personnel changes, including herself and new CEO Will Wilson, saying their “fresh approach” is helping to rebuild the strained relationship between the players and the federation.