Discrimination Coverage

On Day One, Biden targets Trump policies on climate, virus
President Joe Biden is moving swiftly to dismantle Donald Trump's legacy on his first day in office, signing a series of executive actions that reverse course on immigration, climate change, racial equity and the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Durham expands protection for LGBTQ community
Durham joined a growing list of cities passing a measure like this.

Employers often make issue of Black women's hairstyles
Durham is poised to become one of the first cities in North Carolina to ban discrimination based on hairstyle.

Durham ordinance bans employers from discriminating based on hairstyle
Durham on Tuesday became one of the first cities in North Carolina to ban discrimination based on hairstyle.

NC towns considering more LGBT protections after moratorium
Three North Carolina municipalities plan this week to discuss ordinances to expand more anti-discrimination protections to LGBT citizens.

Ban on nondiscrimination laws affected housing, employment rules in NC
North Carolina cities and towns can once again pass local anti-discrimination ordinances after a statewide ban on such laws expired Wednesday.

Last vestige of NC's notorious HB2 - ban on local nondiscrimination ordinances - quietly ends
North Carolina cities and towns can once again pass local anti-discrimination ordinances after a statewide ban on such laws expired Wednesday.

Justice Department accuses Yale of discriminating against Asian American and White applicants
The Justice Department accused Yale University of discriminating against Asian American and White applicants in its undergraduate admissions process.

Hotel chain says NC worker fired for discrimination
A hotel employee in Williamston is off the job after a guest said she was intimidated by the employee.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: U.S. Supreme Court's message to N.C. End discrimination now!
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 -- Discrimination does not have an ideology and is not liberal or conservative. Discrimination is not partisan -- Democratic or Republican. Discrimination -- based upon race, color, religion, sex and national origin -- is wrong. It is an essential moral tenet. It IS the law of the land. That land, regardless of what the leadership of the General Assembly may seek to posit, includes North Carolina. It is past time for the legislature to end its relentless effort to play favorites based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.

For LGBTQ commuity, reason to celebrate, more work to do
Kendra R. Johnson, executive director of Equality North Carolina, called the Supreme Court ruling that employers can't discriminate on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation "a historic day" and "a reason for celebration."

Court rules employers can't discriminate based on gender identity, sexual orientation
The United States Supreme Court on Monday ruled that federal law forbids job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender status.

'Today we celebrate:' Supreme Court rules employers can't discriminate based on sexual identity, orientation
"An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or actions it would not have questioned in members of a different sex," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the court. "Sex plays a necessary and undisguisable role in the decision, exactly what Title VII forbids."

Asian Americans face discrimination during coronavirus outbreak
In addition earlier this week, President Trump kept referring to the novel virus as a Chinese virus. A leading academic on Asian American studies calls the reference racist and one that promotes xenophobia.

Was being pregnant the reason Warren lost a teaching job?
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren tells a different story today than she once did about how she lost a teaching job shortly after graduating from college.

Avent's action helped pave way to end discrimination in NC
WRAL's Mikaya Thurmond has the story of Dr. John Thomas Avent, who took action as a way to end discrimination in our state. He's our latest Black History Month feature.

WeWork’s ex-CEO, other execs face pregnancy discrimination complaint
Medina Bardhi, who was Neumann’s chief of staff until she was fired in October, is seeking class action status against New York-based WeWork, claiming a pattern of discrimination against women at the office-sharing company.

Supreme Court ruling on protections for LGBTQ in workplace could have huge implications
This week, the Supreme Court took up whether or not a law dating back to 1964 can protect LGBTQ people from job discrimination.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: Taxpayer-funded vouchers shouldn't go to schools that discriminate
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 -- Allowing tax dollars to enrich private schools that openly and proudly discriminate is dereliction of legislators' duty. The new budget must make clear that not a single dime of public funds will be used to support discrimination.