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HALF-BLACK, HALF-CHINESE! SINGER! FACES DISCRIMINATION IN CHINA!
Datzhott | 21 hours ago
blacker the berry! … sweeter the ginger root! HOTT TOPIC! How shocking should this be? A Chinese female SINGER who also is black raises questions of race after appearing on a reality TV show. Share and Enjoy: read more
Liberian Leader Issues Executive Whistleblower Act
Net News Publisher | December 23rd 2009 by Terry
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has issued Executive Order #22, a Whistleblower Act, which is intended to protect anyone who discloses information about actions of impropriety against the public interest or public good that is occurring, has read more
Ricky Martin Speaks Out Against Homophobia and Hate Crimes
Gayboomers | December 23rd 2009 by Don Will
Ricky Martin Ricky Martin comes out for acceptance In the past month, at least two gay men have been brutally murdered in Puerto Rico. Both cases are suspected hate crimes. Singer Ricky Martin has released a statement that urges peace and c read more
San Francisco Squaring Off Against Catholic Church
San Francisco Family Law Blog | December 22nd 2009 by Darius Honardoost
After the Cardinal William Levada instructed the Archdiocese and Catholic Charities of San Francisco to refuse to place adopted children in the homes of same-sex couples, the city of San Francisco responded with a scathing resolution against the chur read more
Seven States Prohibit Atheist Representatives
Godless Blogger | December 22nd 2009 by Jake Collyer
Recently North Carolina has been in a big debacle over their recent election of an atheist to a public office. It turns out, there are SIX OTHER states which prohibit atheists from holding office. WTF. Most of them are in the South. The states are: T read more
ADA Retaliation Claimant not Entitled to Compensatory, Punitive d…
San Antonio Employment Law | December 22nd 2009 by Tom Crane
The Ninth Circuit joins the Seventh Circuit in finding that an employee suing for retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act is not entitled to compensatory damages or punitive damages. Alvarado v. Cajun Operating Co., No. 08-1 read more
No gay change for the Salvation Army
Gayboomers | December 21st 2009 by Don Will
I had no idea that an organization as large as the Salvation Army would not take my service or my money if they knew I was gay. Of course the next time one of those “heterosexuals shakes a bell in my face attempting to make me feel guilty as I read more
HP Webcams Aren’t Racist, Just Their Algorithms
luckyrooster | December 21st 2009 by David
From Blackweb 2.0 by Sherri L. Smith Over the weekend a kind of funny, kind of disturbing video surfaced on YouTube. The video showcased Desi, an African-American man and his white co-worker Wanda, playing around with the face-tracking software in a read more
Registrar Loses Appeal in Discrimination Case
Legal news - employment law, commerical agent law and mediat… | December 21st 2009 by ken
A Christian registrar at the centre of a landmark religious belief discrimination case has lost her appeal. As reported earlier in this blog, Lillian Ladele, who had been a registrar since 2002, claimed that she had been discriminated against by bein read more
Dragon Age: Origins
Gaming Daily | December 21st 2009 by Craig Lager
To say what I’m about to say requires a level of conviction you couldn’t imagine. It’s a single sentence and a simple one at that – though one that has such weight and personal significance I’m scared in case something b read more
New York gov extends protections to transgender New Yorkers
Gayboomers | December 21st 2009 by Don Will
By 365gay Newswire (Albany, NY) New York Governor David A. Paterson issued an executive order extending anti-discrimination policies to gender identity for state employees Wednesday. “Governor Paterson has taken significant action to advance eq read more
Scott Sisters Injustice in Mississippi
luckyrooster | December 20th 2009 by David
Jamie and Gladys Scott are blood sisters and have been wrongfully convicted of armed robbery. The sisters received double life terms each. No one was murdered or injured during this robbery. One witness testified that the robbery netted about $11. On read more
Human Rights Facts (171): Race and Employment
PAP Blog | December 20th 2009 by filip spagnoli
Racism and racial discrimination are obviously human rights issues, but so are work and unemployment. If you have doubts about the latter, maybe this will sway you. Moreover, protection against unemployment is also a human right. Racism expresses it read more
SNOW! And Stuff. This. Week
Punk Smurf pens a bilingual blog | December 20th 2009
Well, ho-ho-ho! I hope you’re enjoying the Holiday Season, y’all. I just got in from clearing off snow in just a jeans and a t-shirt. And yes, I got some weird looks from people (who were trudging by all bundled up) who thought I’d read more
Which Steps Have You Taken to Aid World Transformation?
Discerning The World | December 20th 2009 by Discerning The World
Business, leadership, networks, churches, planting, communities, transformation, growth, change. This is all we hear lately. So I wondered if there was any correlation between the Seven Transformations of Leadership — (David Rooke and Wi read more
Open Thread: Has Your Freelancing Career Been Affected By Discrim…
Freelance Folder | December 20th 2009 by Jon Phillips
Freelancing can be challenging. Most freelancers struggle to build their businesses. They fight hard to win and keep those first few clients. That initial freelancing struggle can be made even more difficult if discrimination enters into the picture read more
10 Ways to Screw Over the Corporate Jackals Who’ve Been Screwin…
luckyrooster | December 19th 2009 by David
From Alternet By Scott Thill The New Year is nearly here, and so much has happened. Wait, what’s that? Nothing major at all has happened, you say? Oh right, we’ve been stuck in neutral since dumping the toxic trash of the Republican Bush read more
Blacking up? Wrong?!
Open Prism | December 19th 2009 by R Blake
Wearing blackface, all-black beauty contests, ethnic minority shortlists--they are the perceived hallmarks of a racially liberated society, but one man--Mr. Philip Davies MP--decided to challenge the equality commission on these and other similar PC read more
Dunny: The Weight of a Man
Et Cetera: Publick and Privat Curiosities | December 18th 2009
Dunny: The Weight of a Man Dunny is a dreamy, but very sad short film by Philip Van, which was a Grand Jury Finalist at the 2007 Raindance Film Festival. The film tells the story of an over-weight and bullied boy, who nonetheless is resolu read more
When Swirling Isn't Happening...What Then???
Black Conscious Thought | December 17th 2009
This video was emailed to me and because I'm an equal opportunity poster... enjoy! Don't kill the messenger! read more
No one Likes RedHeads: Hair Color Hatred...Last Acceptable Racism…
Everyday Citizen | December 17th 2009 by Everyday Citizen
Most of the time when I see someone with red hair I'm always excited, because it's a rarity. But, it becomes a problem when you are tormented and teased based on a natural selection. I mean, I know that people stereotype "blondes" and "brunettes", bu read more
Discrimination Against Bears
Fail Ads | December 17th 2009 by FailAds.com
Attention, Dogs, snowboards, skis, firearms and bears are not allowed on the tram. What if it’s Yogi bear that is sking? See more Funny Pictures of FAIL Ads read more
This is how you fight back when your government lies and is corru…
My Blog - That Goes Without Speaking | December 17th 2009 by Marguerite Arnold
The following email was sent to a former college colleague who has decided that she is too good to speak to me anymore, and has now broken some very big laws. So, now I’m taking matters into my own hands. You can see what I wrote her, as I̵ read more
"10 Companies to Avoid this Holiday Season"
Truth to Power | December 17th 2009 by Vic Populi
10 Companies to Avoid This Holiday SeasonYes, there's Wal-Mart, but also a bunch of surprises, too.by Tara LohanAs originally posted on: AlterNetDecember 4, 2009Air America put together a list of companies that you should think twice about before han read more
A Decade of Progress on LGBT Rights
Michael-In-Norfolk - - Coming Out In Mid Life | December 16th 2009 by Michael Hamar
As hard as it is at times to accept still being a second or third class citizen in the majority of states in the USA, many of us - myself included - tend to forget that progress has been made over the last decade. In Virginia (and 12 other states), u read more
5 Good Reasons to Refinance Mortgages Online
Financial Trend Blog | December 16th 2009 by kon5518
Times are tough and making ends meet has become more difficult than ever. If you're having trouble meeting your mortgage dues, why not refinance it? By refinancing, you get to take out a new loan and use it to pay off old mortgages. Best of all, read more
5 Good Reasons to Refinance Mortgages Online
Auto Cars Insurance - Auto Insurance News & Information | December 16th 2009 by Retroflux
Times are tough and making ends meet has become more difficult than ever. If you're having trouble meeting your mortgage dues, why not refinance it? By refinancing, you get to take out a new loan... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more informat read more
Healing vs. Wounds
Kansas Free Press | December 16th 2009 by Everyday Citizen
MCDOWELL CREEK, Kan. - I have just had spine surgery and am currently in the period of forced inactivity which recovery requires. In the Oxycodone-induced fog that blankets my days, it's hard to separate one thought from the other. I've been thinki read more
ABC Primetime: Is there Discrimination Against American Muslims?
The Islamic Workplace | December 16th 2009 by The Mauritian
Rafik Beekun While some may discriminate against Muslims, many day-to-day Americans are just and decent folks, and will also stand up for and defend Muslims’ rights to practice their faith. This sense of balance and fairness among my American read more
Buncha boobs
Punk Smurf pens a bilingual blog | December 16th 2009
Canada’s Pink Triangle Press has its YouTube account suspended for posting inappropriate videos: “The videos featured footage from the Church Street Fetish Fair and the Northbound Leather Fetish Party. Notices sent by YouTube reportedly c read more
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