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Openly gay athlete Jason Collins is what 'we've all been waiting for'
National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake School to...
Tags: Gay Rights, Sports Illustrated, Minnesota Vikings, Football, Brendon Ayanbadejo
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Tenant told to speak 'real English' may have faced discrimination
Question: I have lived in my current apartment building for three years with no problems, but recently a new manager took over. I originally came to the U.S. on a work visa; I was born and raised in China and speak Cantonese as my first language. As a...
Tags: Social Issues, Politics, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Immigration
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Suspicion shifts as charges dropped against ricin suspect
Paul Kevin Curtis said he didn't even know what ricin was. Certainly not a lethal poison. But jail can be a swift teacher. "I thought they said 'rice,' " Curtis said of the federal authorities who arrested him last week on charges of trying to...
Tags: Barack Obama, Lawyers, FBI, Paul Kevin Curtis, Defense Intelligence Agency
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In Jerusalem, activist hopes to restore Gypsy pride
JERUSALEM — Growing up poor and motherless in the slums of Jerusalem's Old City, Amoun Sleem dropped out of school at age 7 after her teacher repeatedly singled her out as a Gypsy, inspecting her hair for lice in front of the class and calling her...
Tags: Social Issues, Arts and Culture, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Religion and Belief, Judaism
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'Hank Greenberg' reveals resilience of early baseball legend
The game of baseball seemed grandly American in the 1930s. Players had cherubic names — Birdie and Schoolboy, sounding like characters from a Broadway musical. Beneath the good times, though, breathed an awful hatred. In his new book, "Hank...
Tags: Jackie Robinson, Cleveland Indians, Baseball, Broadway Theater, New York Yankees
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Review: 'Slipping' a powerful study of bigotry at Lillian Theatre
Eli (played by rising theater star Seth Numrich) is an openly gay high school student who has been transplanted from the San Francisco Bay Area to Iowa after the tragic death of his father. His English professor mother (a gritty Wendy vanden Heuvel) has...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, War Horse (movie)
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NHL, players join with You Can Play to fight homophobia in hockey
Maybe it really is as simple as it sounds. That for the NHL and its players, establishing a partnership with the You Can Play project — which fights homophobia and advocates for the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual athletes in...
Tags: Social Issues, Baseball, Anaheim Ducks, Brian Burke, Minority Groups
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The Gillam Law Firm, PC
Carol Gilliam is an acclaimed trial lawyer who specializes in employment law. She started her career at prestigious firms including Irell and Manella, and then became Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, specializing in civil rights,...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Lawyers, Civil Rights, Justice System, Labor Legislation
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Daum: Cure for homophobia? It's personal
The other day, I stumbled across a conversation about homosexuality on a local Christian radio station. There were three people talking, and after the predictable hemming and hawing about loving the sinner and hating the sin (though in this case, the...
Tags: Social Issues, Barack Obama, Politics, Parties and Movements, Minority Groups
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The bias against working women
In proclaiming March as Women's History Month, President Obama stated that "too many women feel the weight of discrimination on their shoulders." Liberals often make this claim, citing the fact that women earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men,...
Tags: Social Issues, Earnings, Barack Obama, Minority Groups, U.S. Congress
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'Price is Right' discrimination verdict tossed; new trial ordered
This post has been updated. See below for details. Former "The Price is Right" model Brandi Cochran has lost out on a nearly $8.5-million judgment in a discrimination lawsuit after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge overturned a jury's findings and...
Tags: Social Issues, Justice and Rights, Ang Lee, Crime, Law and Justice
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Burbank police litigation costs hit $7.1 million and rising
L.A. NOWThe cost incurred by the city of Burbank as it continues to defend itself against a slew of lawsuits filed by former and current police officers has hit $7.1 million and counting, officials announced recently....
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