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The Curious Case of George Zimmerman’s Race
By Julianne Hing Just about the only people interested in standing by George Zimmerman right now are avowed white supremacists, his family and Juror B37. But for Latinos, people of color and progressives he’s more than a problem. He’s a pariah. His … Continue reading
Blacks Who “Stand Their Ground” Are Often Imprisoned
By Zenitha Prince The recent acquittal of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old unarmed Trayvon Martin has led to intense scrutiny of Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ law, which hung over the Zimmerman trial along with similar … Continue reading
In America, You’re Still Your Skin Color
By Christopher A. Darden and Michele Noble When Juror B37 detailed to CNN’s Anderson Cooper how she and her fellow jurors came to their verdict, we, as a nation, had a myriad of reactions—some judicial, some moral, and some just plain … Continue reading
The Costs of Racial “Color Blindness”
By Michael I. Norton and Evan P. Apfelbaum It’s a natural tendency, proven time and again in research: When you see a new person, one of the first things you notice is his or her race. In business life, however, … Continue reading
Who makes minimum wage?
By Pew Research Center The controversy over Washington, D.C.’s “living wage” ordinance, which may prompt Wal-Mart to pull out of as many as six new stores planned for the city, has drawn new attention to those near the bottom of … Continue reading
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Hobby Lobby Wins The Right To Deny Its Workers Birth Control
By Tara Culp-Ressler The Oklahoma-based crafts store Hobby Lobby has won a temporary injunction against Obamacare’s birth control requirement, allowing the for-profit company to withhold contraceptive coverage from its 13,000 employees. Hobby Lobby will be exempted from that rule under … Continue reading
Sunglass Hut Policy: ‘Hire White Beauty People,’ Lawsuit Says
By Janet Allon Pavolo Venezia worked for Sunglass Hut for 18 mostly happy years, most recently at its store on tony Spring Street in New York City’s SoHo. It was there that he got a new boss, Debbie Gidiull, who made … Continue reading
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Jim Crow Justice: Trayvon Martin and the generational burden of Black boys
By Roz Edward The history of America is still being written and the acquittal of George Zimmerman of second degree murder by a Florida jury of five White women and one Hispanic female in the mindless shooting death of 17-year-old … Continue reading →