Tag: discrimination
Israel's secular and moderate majority struggling with ultra-Orthodox minority
There's growing tension in Israel between the most ardent, ultra-Orthodox Jews and the country's more mainstream secular and moderate communities. Some of the Haredim want to impose greater restrictions on the public space in the Jewish state....
As Morales pushes for more reforms, Bolivians express frustration
Evo Morales swept into power in Bolivia as the first indigenous president in a nation that counts indigneous people as almost two-thirds of its population. He promised reforms and has followed through, though many say they're not far-reaching enough. Or they're just not buying in at all....
Radio a powerful tool in shaping Rwandan society
As Rwanda moves out of the shadow of its devastating genocide of the mid 1990s, an independent media, mostly on the radio, is stepping forward and trying to forge its own identity, while confronting a dark past....
Businesses buy out advertising on TLC's All American Muslims after Lowe's withdraws
Lowe's home improvement store sparked outrage after pulling its advertising from the TLC series All American Muslims. Now, other business have stepped up and bought up the newly available advertising while others criticize the store for caving into hate and bigotry....
Australia still struggling with legacy of "stealing" children from Aborigine families
For almost 100 years, the Australian government maintained a policy of forcibly taking Aborigine children from their families and putting them with white families. Some, like Levon Ennis, were even sent abroad. Ennis is now trying to reconnect with his heritage and find his place in the world....
PRI-distributed program provokes firestorm for its discussion of LGBT adoptions
Warren Olney and To The Point, produced by KCRW in Los Angeles and distributed by Public Radio International, were criticized for a show that some critics felt wrongly juxtaposed adoption by LGBT couples with the scandal at Penn State University....
BET's Robert Johnson wants companies to be required to interview minority candidates
With unemployment among blacks double that of whites, many are advocating overt, targeted efforts to create jobs among African-Americans. One CEO says we should implement something like the NFL's Rooney Rule for corporate America....
Aborting girls increasingly common practice in India
As Indians become more prosperous and have access to technology that can tell them the sex of a fetus, they are increasingly choosing to abort girls....
Africa's HIV-positive women pressured not to have children
Across Africa, there have been organized efforts to prevent HIV-positive women from having children -- some are being paid, others being sterilized without their consent....
Wealth gap between whites and minorities increases
Wealth gap between whites and minorities in the United States balloons to its largest ratios in decades....
